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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Melba's mother was a teacher. What did she teach?
(a) College science.
(b) 11th grade social studies.
(c) Elementary school math.
(d) 7th grade English.

2. Who was Conrad?
(a) Melba's classmate.
(b) The grocer down the street.
(c) Melba's father.
(d) Melba's brother.

3. What record albums did Melba play for romantic daydreaming?
(a) Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis.
(b) Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke.
(c) Richie Valens and Little Richard.
(d) Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.

4. Who was Daisy Bates?
(a) A teacher at Central High School.
(b) A school board member.
(c) Thelma's friend.
(d) The Arkansas NAACP president.

5. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?
(a) "Sing of Justice, Sing of Peace."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "Precious Lord, Take My Hand."
(d) "On the Battlefield for my Lord."

Short Answer Questions

1. Melba had a secret copy of a magazine that she read after she and her mother returned home from unsuccessfully being admitted to Central High School. What was it?

2. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?

3. What was Melba's grandmother's first name?

4. What type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?

5. At age four, what did Melba do in her Indian Head tablet?

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