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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Melba stabbed in the back with?
(a) A sharp stick.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A knife.
(d) A wrought iron flag pole.

2. After the unsuccessful meeting with the school superintendent, what door did the students take to enter Central High School?
(a) Side door at Sixteenth and Park.
(b) Front door.
(c) Side door at Fourteenth and Park.
(d) Basement garage entry.

3. How did the Pattillos escape Andy and his friends at the store?
(a) By sneaking away.
(b) With a police escort.
(c) By running faster than the boys.
(d) Walking with three large sisters of the church.

4. Which newspaper did the segregationists tell businesses to stop advertising in?
(a) Daily News.
(b) Gazette.
(c) Times.
(d) Courier.

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

6. What did Grandma India do when Melba stayed home sick from school in October?
(a) Let's her have a free day.
(b) Takes her temperature.
(c) Takes Melba to the doctor.
(d) Gives Melba a dose of castor oil.

7. Who told the mobs in Little Rock that they must cease and desist?
(a) The Chief of Police.
(b) The President.
(c) The commander of the National Guard.
(d) The Mayor.

8. 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.

9. During the time that the 101st was at Central High School, who drove the students to school?
(a) Mrs. Bates.
(b) The Little Rock police.
(c) Sare.
(d) Danny.

10. What did Vince bring to Melba for their date?
(a) A dozen red roses.
(b) A box of chocolate.
(c) A single yellow rose.
(d) A handful of daisies.

11. According the newspaper, what was the cost to taxpayers for federal troops to maintain order at Central High School?
(a) $3.8 million.
(b) $3.4 million.
(c) $1.2 million.
(d) $2.5 million.

12. What did Melba recite to herself to keep her focus?
(a) Lyrics to her favorite song.
(b) A nursery rhyme.
(c) The Gettysburg Address.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

13. What was Melba considering trading to her brother for Christmas?
(a) Her bicycle.
(b) Her Elvis record.
(c) Use of her stereo.
(d) Her bedroom.

14. What room at school did Melba sometimes avoid because it was become "the main place for them to get me"?
(a) Restroom.
(b) Stairwell.
(c) Gym.
(d) Cafeteria.

15. Who was angered by false accusations that Governor Faubus made against the FBI?
(a) President Eisenhower.
(b) Grandma.
(c) J. Edgar Hoover.
(d) Danny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who yelled to Melba, "Now you've had your lesson. You don't have to go back to that awful school anymore"?

2. Who replaced Judge Davies in the Little Rock integration case?

3. Who referred to Little Rock as "an occupied city"?

4. What was the usual hot lunch on Tuesdays in the school cafeteria?

5. Which of the Little Rock Nine had a bomb placed under the porch of the home?

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