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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 was Melba's grandmother's first name?
(a) Anette.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Lois.
(d) India.

2. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?
(a) "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
(b) "Chantilly Lace" by the Big Boppers.
(c) "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly.
(d) "Donna" by Richie Valens.

3. Who brought food to the Pattillos, saying "So's the white people won't catch you'all shopping and chop your heads off"?
(a) Mrs. Convers.
(b) Melba's father.
(c) Mrs. Beals.
(d) Mrs. Floyd.

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

5. Which of Melba's classes did she describe as a zoo?
(a) French class.
(b) English.
(c) Typing.
(d) Study hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Melba "a true warrior does not give up"?

2. Who was Conrad?

3. Who did President Eisenhower send to protect the students integrating into Central High School?

4. Who spoke with a "quick New York accent overlying a slight Southern drawl"?

5. What was the date that the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education?

(see the answer key)

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