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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the author meet on the 30th anniversary of Little Rock integration that her brother referred to as "good people"?
(a) Eisenhower's daughter.
(b) Orval Faubus.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Winthrop Rockefeller.

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

3. Who did Melba's grandmother travel to Italy with during her lifetime?
(a) Her employer.
(b) No one - she went by herself.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her husband.

4. Who was the attorney that worked on Brown v. Board of Education and who also asked the Federal District Court on behalf of the NAACP to start integration in Little Rock immediately?
(a) Ralph Abernathy.
(b) Clara Luper.
(c) Mary Thomason.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

5. What type of shoes did Melba wear to school?
(a) Boots.
(b) Saddle shoes.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Sneakers.

6. What did Melba have to drink at the home of the NAACP president before talking to the press?
(a) RC Cola.
(b) Vanilla Coke.
(c) Grapette Cola.
(d) Cherry Cola.

7. Which prominent Little Rock official defies the governor's stance on opposing integration?
(a) The Central High School principal.
(b) The Little Rock Representative.
(c) The Little Rock Mayor.
(d) The head of the National Guard.

8. What kind of car did Vince own?
(a) Silver Cadillac.
(b) Red and white Chevy.
(c) Black Chrysler.
(d) Green Oldsmobile.

9. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?
(a) North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
(b) Paris, France and New York.
(c) Illinois and Washington.
(d) Massachusetts and California.

10. Who is Melba's secret crush?
(a) Terence.
(b) Vince.
(c) Link.
(d) Elvis.

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

12. Who came looking for Melba at Central High with a red face and a frown?
(a) Mr. Matthews.
(b) Mrs. Huckaby.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Her guide.

13. At age four, what did Melba do in her Indian Head tablet?
(a) Write in her journal.
(b) Draw pictures.
(c) Color.
(d) Practice letters.

14. Who was the governor of Arkansas at the time integration is first sought at Central High School?
(a) Winthrop Rockefeller.
(b) Francis Cherry.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Orval Faubus.

15. What was Melba worried would be swept under the carpet for her "grandchildren to retrieve"?
(a) School integration.
(b) An end to racism.
(c) Her social life.
(d) Her chance for a career.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?

2. Melba's mother was a teacher. What did she teach?

3. What did Grandma India hit to scare off the men shooting at them?

4. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?

5. What street was Central High School located on?

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