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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1954, what was the population of Little Rock and of that number, how many were African American?
(a) 105,800. Of that number, about 40,000 are African Americans.
(b) 109,600. Of that number, about 17,000 are African Americans.
(c) 102,400. Of that number, about 25,000 are African Americans.
(d) 107,300. Of that number, about 30,000 are African Americans.

2. Who sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?
(a) President Eisenhower.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Director of the FBI.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

3. What type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?
(a) White Ford.
(b) Blue Chrysler.
(c) Brown Chevy.
(d) Green Pontiac.

4. 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?
(a) Twenty times as many.
(b) Fifty times as many.
(c) Ten times as many.
(d) A hundredfold.

5. What record albums did Melba play for romantic daydreaming?
(a) Richie Valens and Little Richard.
(b) Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke.
(c) Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis.
(d) Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Melba vow to forever remember in her prayers?

2. What street was Central High School located on?

3. During the time that the 101st was at Central High School, who drove the students to school?

4. Who accused Melba of making "mountains out of molehills"?

5. Where were the wrestling matches held that Melba and her grandmother attended?

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