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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the unsuccessful meeting with the school superintendent, what door did the students take to enter Central High School?
(a) Basement garage entry.
(b) Front door.
(c) Side door at Fourteenth and Park.
(d) Side door at Sixteenth and Park.

2. Which prominent Little Rock official defies the governor's stance on opposing integration?
(a) The Little Rock Mayor.
(b) The Central High School principal.
(c) The head of the National Guard.
(d) The Little Rock Representative.

3. Melba decided to "claim Saturday for her own" after her first week of school. What time did she rise?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

4. Who told Melba to stay away from the window on the first day in school?
(a) The PE teacher.
(b) Mrs. Pickwick.
(c) The homeroom teacher.
(d) The guide.

5. Who came looking for Melba at Central High with a red face and a frown?
(a) Mrs. Huckaby.
(b) Her guide.
(c) Mr. Matthews.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the professional women's sorority that held a Christmas party for the Little Rock Nine?

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

3. Who told the mobs in Little Rock that they must cease and desist?

4. Which of the Little Rock Nine started to turn blue after entering the Central High office?

5. Where were the wrestling matches held that Melba and her grandmother attended?

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