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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Arkansas president of the NAACP in 1957?
(a) Marjorie Williams.
(b) Ed Claxton.
(c) Wiley Branton.
(d) Daisy Bates.

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

3. Which of Melba's classes did she describe as a zoo?
(a) Study hall.
(b) English.
(c) French class.
(d) Typing.

4. Who told Melba "a true warrior does not give up"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) One of the other students.
(d) The mayor.

5. Who was Daisy Bates?
(a) A school board member.
(b) The Arkansas NAACP president.
(c) A teacher at Central High School.
(d) Thelma's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?

2. In 1955, Melba read about an African American who forced change. Who was that person and what did that person do?

3. What did Melba have to drink at the home of the NAACP president before talking to the press?

4. What type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?

5. What type of shoes did Melba wear to school?

(see the answer key)

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