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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 two careers did Melba dream of having?
(a) Writer and a pilot.
(b) Singer and a lawyer.
(c) Teacher and a judge.
(d) News reporter and an actress.

2. Why did Nana Healey lose her job?
(a) Because she got sick.
(b) Because she got old.
(c) Because she did a poor job.
(d) Because she spoke out against them.

3. Who was the Monopoly champ in the Pattillo household?
(a) The mother.
(b) Melba.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Conrad.

4. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?
(a) "Donna" by Richie Valens.
(b) "Chantilly Lace" by the Big Boppers.
(c) "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly.
(d) "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.

5. Melba decided to "claim Saturday for her own" after her first week of school. What time did she rise?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the governor of Arkansas at the time integration is first sought at Central High School?

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

3. What did Melba recite to herself to keep her focus?

4. What room number was Melba's homeroom?

5. Who was the Arkansas president of the NAACP in 1957?

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