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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 attacked Melba at the pep rally?
(a) Three or four football player types.
(b) Five blonde cheerleader types.
(c) Andy and three other boys.
(d) A red-headed girl and her friends.

2. How did the Little Rock Nine get out of the school when the mob threatens to overrun the school?
(a) Through a side entrance.
(b) Through a tunnel.
(c) Through a basement garage.
(d) Through a back entrance.

3. What did Melba's grandmother say was the mark of a disciplined individual?
(a) A lean physique.
(b) Pressed clothing.
(c) Good posture.
(d) Polished shoes.

4. What was the date that the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education?
(a) May 3, 1956.
(b) July 10, 1957.
(c) May 17, 1954.
(d) June 17, 1955.

5. What street was Central High School located on?
(a) Park Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Fifteenth Street.
(d) Ninth Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Melba recite to herself to keep her focus?

2. Who came looking for Melba at Central High with a red face and a frown?

3. Who did Melba know who graduated from college in 1954?

4. Who told Melba that she wasn't a quitter?

5. Where did the Saturday meeting between the two factions of students take place and who was recording it?

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