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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Melba and Conrad were accosted at the department store, where did the mother and grandmother move them to?
(a) The security office.
(b) The women's restroom.
(c) The front door.
(d) The store office.

2. Who did Melba vow to forever remember in her prayers?
(a) Jesse Matthews.
(b) Gene Smith.
(c) Mrs. Huckaby.
(d) Her guide.

3. What did Melba hear when the 101st soldiers escorted the nine students inside Central High School?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Silence.
(c) Chants of the mob.
(d) Boots clicking on the stone.

4. Who said to Melba, "anger brings defeat"?
(a) Mrs. Btes.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mrs. Huckaby.
(d) Grandma.

5. Who attacked Melba at the pep rally?
(a) Five blonde cheerleader types.
(b) Three or four football player types.
(c) A red-headed girl and her friends.
(d) Andy and three other boys.

6. Whose songs did Melba once want to sing at talent shows?
(a) Dinah Washington.
(b) Lena Horne.
(c) Diana Ross.
(d) Rosemary Clooney.

7. What did Vince give Melba for her birthday?
(a) A record album.
(b) Tiny gold hoop earrings.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A bracelet.

8. Who held a Christmas party on the same night as Melba's sixteenth birthday party?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Faith.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Ann.

9. What idea did Melba become obsessed with in late January of the school year?
(a) Leaving Central High School.
(b) Being dead.
(c) Beating up on Andy and his friends.
(d) Wearing grown up clothing.

10. What did Grandma India nickname the two white men that watch their house?
(a) Drib and drab.
(b) Mutt and Jeff.
(c) Abbott and Costello.
(d) The Marx Brothers.

11. What was Minnijean accused of calling her attackers?
(a) Scum.
(b) Hillbillies.
(c) White trash.
(d) Criminals.

12. What location at Central High School was like a peaceful island to Melba?
(a) Mrs. Pickwick's shorthand class.
(b) The exit.
(c) Homeroom.
(d) The cafeteria.

13. What did Melba ask her diary for at Christmas time?
(a) A nice, new stepfather.
(b) An end to going to Central High School.
(c) A car.
(d) An end to the harassment.

14. What Thanksgiving tradition did the Pattillos have?
(a) Making an offering at church.
(b) Giving away toys and clothing.
(c) Making a donation to a charity.;
(d) Volunteering at the mission.

15. Who replaced Judge Davies in the Little Rock integration case?
(a) Judge Crowley.
(b) Judge Bush.
(c) Judge Albert.
(d) Judge Harper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grandma India do when Melba stayed home sick from school in October?

2. State officials decided to go after NAACP officials in Arkansas. What was the fine to Mrs. Bates for not supplying information on the NAACP?

3. What was Melba stabbed in the back with?

4. Who were the federalized soldiers that inadequately protected the nine children?

5. After the fire drill, who escorted Melba, Carlotta and Thelma to the restroom and cafeteria?

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