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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose concert was Melba not allowed to go to in 1956 due to segregation?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(c) Buddy Holly.
(d) Johnny Mathis.

2. What type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?
(a) Blue Chrysler.
(b) White Ford.
(c) Brown Chevy.
(d) Green Pontiac.

3. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?
(a) The beach at Normandy is stormed.
(b) Pearl Harbor is bombed.
(c) Okinawa is bombed.
(d) The Korean War begins.

4. 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?
(a) True Confessions.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Teen Beat.
(d) True Romance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What record albums did Melba play for romantic daydreaming?

2. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?

3. Who was the other member of the Little Rock Nine who shared Melba's enjoyment of singing?

4. Who was Daisy Bates?

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

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