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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Melba's old friend Marsha call Melba?
(a) The chosen one.
(b) The troublemaker.
(c) The traitor.
(d) Miss High and Mighty.

2. Who did Melba know who graduated from college in 1954?
(a) Melba's preacher.
(b) Melba's mother.
(c) Melba's father.
(d) Melba's best friend.

3. Which prominent Little Rock official defies the governor's stance on opposing integration?
(a) The head of the National Guard.
(b) The Central High School principal.
(c) The Little Rock Mayor.
(d) The Little Rock Representative.

4. Who accused Melba of making "mountains out of molehills"?
(a) White students.
(b) Principal.
(c) Teachers.
(d) School office staff.

5. Approximately how many white students attended Central High during the year that Melba attended?
(a) 1700.
(b) 1675.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Vince own?

2. Why did Nana Healey lose her job?

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

4. What prestigious awards did the Arkansas Gazette win?

5. Why said, "You hit back every day you get through"?

(see the answer key)

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