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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the attorney that worked on Brown v. Board of Education and who also asked the Federal District Court on behalf of the NAACP to start integration in Little Rock immediately?
(a) Ralph Abernathy.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Clara Luper.
(d) Mary Thomason.

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

3. What was the evening newspaper that the Pattillos sometimes read?
(a) Arkansas Gazette.
(b) Little Rock Herald.
(c) Little Rock News.
(d) Arkansas Democrat.

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

5. Who attacked Melba at the pep rally?
(a) Five blonde cheerleader types.
(b) Andy and three other boys.
(c) Three or four football player types.
(d) A red-headed girl and her friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "sole voice" of Little Rock's African American community in 1957?

2. What street was Central High School located on?

3. What did Melba hear when the 101st soldiers escorted the nine students inside Central High School?

4. Who was Daisy Bates?

5. After the fire drill, who escorted Melba, Carlotta and Thelma to the restroom and cafeteria?

(see the answer key)

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