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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose concert was Melba not allowed to go to in 1956 due to segregation?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(c) Johnny Mathis.
(d) Buddy Holly.

2. Who brought food to the Pattillos, saying "So's the white people won't catch you'all shopping and chop your heads off"?
(a) Melba's father.
(b) Mrs. Convers.
(c) Mrs. Floyd.
(d) Mrs. Beals.

3. Who told Melba to stay away from the window on the first day in school?
(a) The guide.
(b) The PE teacher.
(c) Mrs. Pickwick.
(d) The homeroom teacher.

4. Who is Melba's secret crush?
(a) Vince.
(b) Elvis.
(c) Link.
(d) Terence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Vince own?

2. What two students are chosen to testify in federal court in the school integration case?

3. Who did Melba's grandmother travel to Italy with during her lifetime?

4. Who said, "Are you under lock and key the way I am"?

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

(see the answer key)

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