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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Judge Davies from?
(a) Kansas City, Missouri.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Fargo, North Dakota.
(d) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

2. Melba's mother was a teacher. What did she teach?
(a) Elementary school math.
(b) College science.
(c) 11th grade social studies.
(d) 7th grade English.

3. At age four, what did Melba do in her Indian Head tablet?
(a) Color.
(b) Write in her journal.
(c) Practice letters.
(d) Draw pictures.

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

5. In Melba's opinion, who looked like a caramel-colored James Darin?
(a) Vince.
(b) Terrence.
(c) Nat King Cole.
(d) Johnny Mathis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grandma describe as "smart like a fox"?

2. What street was Central High School located on?

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

4. In 1955, Melba read about an African American who forced change. Who was that person and what did that person do?

5. Melba had a secret copy of a magazine that she read after she and her mother returned home from unsuccessfully being admitted to Central High School. What was it?

(see the answer key)

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