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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1955, Melba read about an African American who forced change. Who was that person and what did that person do?
(a) Bernice Fisher, who forces lunch counters to integrate.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr., whose protest shut down buses in Montgomery.
(c) Samuel Wilbur Tucker, who forces integration at libraries.
(d) Rosa Parks, who refuses to give up her seat on a bus.

3. What college did Melba attend in 1962?
(a) University of Arkansas.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) San Francisco State University.
(d) Columbia University.

4. What did Melba call the bad boys who copied their hairstyle from James Dean and Elvis?
(a) Thugs.
(b) Hoodlum.
(c) Greasers.
(d) Sideburners.

5. How many of the Little Rock Nine made the honor roll at the end of the school year?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) All.

Short Answer Questions

1. What class did Melba withdraw from after Christmas due to not being able to concentrate?

2. Who accompanied Governor Faubus to a conference with the President?

3. Grandma India had Melba get involved in a project that interested her. What was it?

4. Where did the Saturday meeting between the two factions of students take place and who was recording it?

5. Who said that "integration is no fun"?

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