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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?
(a) Paris, France and New York.
(b) Massachusetts and California.
(c) Illinois and Washington.
(d) North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

2. Who was the other member of the Little Rock Nine who shared Melba's enjoyment of singing?
(a) Carolotta.
(b) Minnijean.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Thelma.

3. Who was Ike?
(a) Grandma's boyfriend.
(b) President Eisenhower.
(c) A boy at church.
(d) An NAACP official.

4. What room number was Melba's homeroom?
(a) 201.
(b) 314.
(c) 112.
(d) 339.

5. What street was Central High School located on?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Ninth Avenue.
(c) Fifteenth Street.
(d) Park Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the wrestling matches held that Melba and her grandmother attended?

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

3. Where was Melba instructed to go if anyone broke into their house?

4. Whose concert was Melba not allowed to go to in 1956 due to segregation?

5. How many double-dates had Melba and Vince enjoyed with Grandma and Mr. Claxton at the wrestling matches?

(see the answer key)

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