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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 sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?
(a) Thurgood Marshall.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Director of the FBI.
(d) President Eisenhower.

2. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Auburn.

3. Where were the wrestling matches held that Melba and her grandmother attended?
(a) Convention Center.
(b) Ninth Avenue Recreation Center.
(c) Horace Mann gymnasium.
(d) Robinson Auditorium.

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

5. Who told Melba "a true warrior does not give up"?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Her mother.
(c) One of the other students.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told Melba that she wasn't a quitter?

3. What was supposed to be the first day of school for Melba in 1957?

4. What type of shoes did Melba wear to school?

5. Whose eyes were hidden by dark glasses, which were probably hiding the fear she felt on the first day at Central High School?

(see the answer key)

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