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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 type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?
(a) Blue Chrysler.
(b) Brown Chevy.
(c) Green Pontiac.
(d) White Ford.

2. Whose concert was Melba not allowed to go to in 1956 due to segregation?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(c) Buddy Holly.
(d) Johnny Mathis.

3. Who was Conrad?
(a) Melba's classmate.
(b) Melba's father.
(c) The grocer down the street.
(d) Melba's brother.

4. What was supposed to be the first day of school for Melba in 1957?
(a) August 31.
(b) September 3.
(c) September 5.
(d) September 16.

5. What did Melba have to drink at the home of the NAACP president before talking to the press?
(a) Grapette Cola.
(b) Cherry Cola.
(c) RC Cola.
(d) Vanilla Coke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Melba to stay away from the window on the first day in school?

2. Approximately how many white students attended Central High during the year that Melba attended?

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

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

5. Who was the Arkansas president of the NAACP in 1957?

(see the answer key)

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