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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Pattillos usually sit at church?
(a) Left of center.
(b) Right of center.
(c) Second row.
(d) In the balcony.

2. Who was the governor of Arkansas at the time integration is first sought at Central High School?
(a) Winthrop Rockefeller.
(b) Orval Faubus.
(c) Francis Cherry.
(d) Bill Clinton.

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

4. Who did President Eisenhower send to protect the students integrating into Central High School?
(a) The National Guard.
(b) U.S. Army Reserve.
(c) The Arkansas 2nd Expeditionary Unit.
(d) The 101st Airborne Division.

5. Who was Conrad?
(a) Melba's brother.
(b) Melba's father.
(c) Melba's classmate.
(d) The grocer down the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "sole voice" of Little Rock's African American community in 1957?

2. What was Melba's class after gym class?

3. What was the date that the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education?

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

5. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?

(see the answer key)

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