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

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

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

4. Who accompanied Governor Faubus to a conference with the President?
(a) Representative Brooks Hays.
(b) Virgil Blossom.
(c) Roy Wilkins.
(d) Jess Matthews.

5. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?
(a) Her minister.
(b) Mrs. Bates.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Melba's mother was a teacher. What did she teach?

2. Who said, "Are you under lock and key the way I am"?

3. Who was Daisy Bates?

4. What room number was Melba's homeroom?

5. Who did the author meet on the 30th anniversary of Little Rock integration that her brother referred to as "good people"?

(see the answer key)

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