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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 was Melba's grandma using jelly beans for?
(a) To feed the birds.
(b) To put eyes on gingerbread men.
(c) To bribe Conrad.
(d) As a reward to Melba.

2. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?
(a) Her minister.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Mrs. Bates.

3. Where was Melba instructed to go if anyone broke into their house?
(a) Ninth Street.
(b) Neighbor's house.
(c) Memphis Avenue.
(d) The church up the street.

4. What was the weather like on Valentine's Day?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Snow.
(d) Icy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came looking for Melba at Central High with a red face and a frown?

2. What idea did Melba become obsessed with in late January of the school year?

3. According the newspaper, what was the cost to taxpayers for federal troops to maintain order at Central High School?

4. Who sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?

5. During the time that the 101st was at Central High School, who drove the students to school?

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