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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

2. 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) Bill Clinton.
(c) Orval Faubus.
(d) Winthrop Rockefeller.

3. What did Grandma India hit to scare off the men shooting at them?
(a) Someone's hat.
(b) A metal trash can.
(c) A tire.
(d) A trash burner.

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

5. What was the evening newspaper that the Pattillos sometimes read?
(a) Arkansas Democrat.
(b) Little Rock News.
(c) Little Rock Herald.
(d) Arkansas Gazette.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What was Melba's class after gym class?

4. Who accused Melba of making "mountains out of molehills"?

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

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