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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who headed the Arkansas National Guard unit at Central High School?
(a) Sergeant Thomas.
(b) Colonel Carson.
(c) General Clinger.
(d) Admiral Daniels.

3. 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?
(a) Ralph Abernathy.
(b) Clara Luper.
(c) Mary Thomason.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

4. Who sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?
(a) Director of the FBI.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) President Eisenhower.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was supposed to be the first day of school for Melba in 1957?

2. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?

3. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?

4. Where did the Pattillos usually sit at church?

5. Who did Melba vow to forever remember in her prayers?

(see the answer key)

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