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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Are you under lock and key the way I am"?
(a) Minnijean.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Melba.

2. Which of the Little Rock Nine started to turn blue after entering the Central High office?
(a) Melba.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Thelma.
(d) Millijean.

3. Who yelled to Melba, "Now you've had your lesson. You don't have to go back to that awful school anymore"?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Mrs. Floyd.
(c) Mrs. Convers.
(d) Melba's father.

4. What was the popular name of the 101st Airborne Division?
(a) Screaming Eagles.
(b) Fearless Hawks.
(c) Fighting Squadron.
(d) Flying Tigers.

5. Where did the Saturday meeting between the two factions of students take place and who was recording it?
(a) Central High School; CBS.
(b) Little Rock College; WWLS.
(c) Community Center; ABC.
(d) Parish Hall of St. Andrews; NBC.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1955, Melba read about an African American who forced change. Who was that person and what did that person do?

2. Who was Mrs. Huckaby?

3. On the first day that the Little Rock Nine attended Central High School classes, the crowd outside the school outnumbered the police by about how much?

4. What street was Central High School located on?

5. Where did the Pattillos usually sit at church?

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