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

2. Who phoned Melba every night during the latter part of the school year?
(a) Vince.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Link.
(d) Mrs. Bates.

3. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

4. Who did the author meet on the 30th anniversary of Little Rock integration that her brother referred to as "good people"?
(a) Orval Faubus.
(b) Winthrop Rockefeller.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Eisenhower's daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Minnijean's flight to New York delayed?

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

3. What did Melba ask her diary for at Christmas time?

4. Which of Melba's classes did she describe as a zoo?

5. Who told Melba to stay away from the window on the first day in school?

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