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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose songs did Melba once want to sing at talent shows?
(a) Diana Ross.
(b) Rosemary Clooney.
(c) Dinah Washington.
(d) Lena Horne.

3. When Melba and Conrad were accosted at the department store, where did the mother and grandmother move them to?
(a) The security office.
(b) The women's restroom.
(c) The store office.
(d) The front door.

4. What did Vince give Melba for her birthday?
(a) A record album.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) Tiny gold hoop earrings.
(d) Flowers.

5. Who spoke with a "quick New York accent overlying a slight Southern drawl"?
(a) Wiley Branton.
(b) Herbert Brownell, Jr.
(c) Dr. Lorch.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Grandma describe as "smart like a fox"?

3. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?

4. What did Melba's grandmother say was the mark of a disciplined individual?

5. What was Melba worried would be swept under the carpet for her "grandchildren to retrieve"?

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