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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did President Eisenhower send to protect the students integrating into Central High School?
(a) The National Guard.
(b) The Arkansas 2nd Expeditionary Unit.
(c) U.S. Army Reserve.
(d) The 101st Airborne Division.

2. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?
(a) An NAACP official.
(b) A white reporter.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A lawyer.

3. Whose eyes were hidden by dark glasses, which were probably hiding the fear she felt on the first day at Central High School?
(a) Melba.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Minnijean.

4. Who was the governor of Arkansas at the time integration is first sought at Central High School?
(a) Winthrop Rockefeller.
(b) Francis Cherry.
(c) Orval Faubus.
(d) Bill Clinton.

5. What does "amicus curiae" mean in "Warriors Don't Cry"?
(a) Defense or Prosecution.
(b) Witness.
(c) Court opposition.
(d) Friend of the court.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Virgil Blossom?

2. Who brought food to the Pattillos, saying "So's the white people won't catch you'all shopping and chop your heads off"?

3. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?

4. Who was Conrad?

5. Who was the Arkansas president of the NAACP in 1957?

(see the answer key)

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