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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 saved Melba from being raped by an angry white man?
(a) Conrad.
(b) Grandma India.
(c) Carl.
(d) Marissa.

2. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

3. What type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?
(a) Blue Chrysler.
(b) Brown Chevy.
(c) White Ford.
(d) Green Pontiac.

4. What was the popular name of the 101st Airborne Division?
(a) Fearless Hawks.
(b) Screaming Eagles.
(c) Fighting Squadron.
(d) Flying Tigers.

5. Melba's mother was a teacher. What did she teach?
(a) College science.
(b) 7th grade English.
(c) Elementary school math.
(d) 11th grade social studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many double-dates had Melba and Vince enjoyed with Grandma and Mr. Claxton at the wrestling matches?

2. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?

3. Who was Daisy Bates?

4. What was Melba worried would be swept under the carpet for her "grandchildren to retrieve"?

5. Whose concert was Melba not allowed to go to in 1956 due to segregation?

(see the answer key)

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