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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 told Melba that she wasn't a quitter?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Mrs. Bates.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

2. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?
(a) The shotgun.
(b) An imaginary friend.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) A male friend of Grandma's.

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

4. What were the girls doing in Melba's first gym class?
(a) Tumbling.
(b) Calisthenics.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Basketball.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?

3. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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