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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saved Melba from being raped by an angry white man?
(a) Carl.
(b) Marissa.
(c) Grandma India.
(d) Conrad.

2. After Judge Davis ordered school integration to continue, what day and time did Governor Faubus remove the National Guard from Central High School?
(a) Monday at 7:10 a.m.
(b) Saturday at noon.
(c) Sunday at 3:15 p.m.
(d) Friday evening, 6:20 p.m.

3. Who was Mrs. Huckaby?
(a) One of the mothers of the white students.
(b) The mother of one of the Little Rock Nine.
(c) Central High Vice-Principal for girls.
(d) A teacher.

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) Mary Thomason.
(b) Clara Luper.
(c) Ralph Abernathy.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

5. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) An imaginary friend.
(c) The shotgun.
(d) A male friend of Grandma's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?

2. How many double-dates had Melba and Vince enjoyed with Grandma and Mr. Claxton at the wrestling matches?

3. Where was Melba instructed to go if anyone broke into their house?

4. What was Melba's grandmother's first name?

5. Who sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?

(see the answer key)

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