Question

What is most closely the meaning of “she must have been paying attention in her civics classes” in the passage below (paragraph 6)?

“Claudette Colvin was an A student at all-black Booker T. Washington High. She must have been paying attention in her civics classes, for she insisted on applying the lessons she had learned after boarding a city bus on March 2, 1955.”

A. Colvin was seen as a model defendant for the NAACP to challenge segregation laws because of what a good student she was.

B. All-black schools were well-known for their strong civics courses.

C. Colvin was well-versed in the law before refusing to give up her seat on the bus.

D. Colvin’s civics teacher wound up leading her defense after she was arrested.
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Answer 1

Colvin was well versed in the law and she worked tirelessly to bring public attention to the lynching of blacks in the south.

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