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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?
(a) The beach at Normandy is stormed.
(b) Pearl Harbor is bombed.
(c) Okinawa is bombed.
(d) The Korean War begins.

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

3. What was Melba's grandma using jelly beans for?
(a) To bribe Conrad.
(b) As a reward to Melba.
(c) To feed the birds.
(d) To put eyes on gingerbread men.

4. What prestigious awards did the Arkansas Gazette win?
(a) Pulitizer prizes.
(b) Excellence in Journalism Awards.
(c) The National Newspaper Awards.
(d) Nobel prizes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?

2. Where did the reporters sit in the federal courtroom that the Little Rock Nine attended?

3. Who acted like a spy for Melba at school?

4. Who looked like "spectators at a sports event" when Melba arrives at school on October 1?

5. Who is Melba's secret crush?

(see the answer key)

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