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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the wrestling matches held that Melba and her grandmother attended?
(a) Robinson Auditorium.
(b) Horace Mann gymnasium.
(c) Convention Center.
(d) Ninth Avenue Recreation Center.

2. What room at school did Melba sometimes avoid because it was become "the main place for them to get me"?
(a) Restroom.
(b) Cafeteria.
(c) Gym.
(d) Stairwell.

3. At Christmas, how many integration lawsuits were pending in Arkansas?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 13.

4. What Thanksgiving tradition did the Pattillos have?
(a) Making a donation to a charity.;
(b) Giving away toys and clothing.
(c) Making an offering at church.
(d) Volunteering at the mission.

5. What did Melba hear when the 101st soldiers escorted the nine students inside Central High School?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Silence.
(c) Boots clicking on the stone.
(d) Chants of the mob.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who held a Christmas party on the same night as Melba's sixteenth birthday party?

2. Who was the soldier assigned to Melba?

3. Whose songs did Melba once want to sing at talent shows?

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

5. What was the evening newspaper that the Pattillos sometimes read?

(see the answer key)

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