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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 spoke with a "quick New York accent overlying a slight Southern drawl"?
(a) Thurgood Marshall.
(b) Dr. Lorch.
(c) Herbert Brownell, Jr.
(d) Wiley Branton.

2. In Melba's opinion, who looked like a caramel-colored James Darin?
(a) Nat King Cole.
(b) Vince.
(c) Terrence.
(d) Johnny Mathis.

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

4. After Judge Davis ordered school integration to continue, what day and time did Governor Faubus remove the National Guard from Central High School?
(a) Sunday at 3:15 p.m.
(b) Monday at 7:10 a.m.
(c) Saturday at noon.
(d) Friday evening, 6:20 p.m.

5. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?
(a) "Sing of Justice, Sing of Peace."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "Precious Lord, Take My Hand."
(d) "On the Battlefield for my Lord."

Short Answer Questions

1. What street was Central High School located on?

2. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?

3. Which of the Little Rock Nine started to turn blue after entering the Central High office?

4. On the first day that the Little Rock Nine attended Central High School classes, the crowd outside the school outnumbered the police by about how much?

5. Who was Conrad?

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