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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?
(a) "Amazing Grace."
(b) "Precious Lord, Take My Hand."
(c) "On the Battlefield for my Lord."
(d) "Sing of Justice, Sing of Peace."

5. In Melba's opinion, who looked like a caramel-colored James Darin?
(a) Terrence.
(b) Nat King Cole.
(c) Johnny Mathis.
(d) Vince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Melba know who graduated from college in 1954?

2. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?

3. In 1955, Melba read about an African American who forced change. Who was that person and what did that person do?

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?

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

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