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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 looked like "spectators at a sports event" when Melba arrives at school on October 1?
(a) Student parents.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Arkansas National Guard.
(d) Police.

2. Who was Mrs. Huckaby?
(a) A teacher.
(b) One of the mothers of the white students.
(c) Central High Vice-Principal for girls.
(d) The mother of one of the Little Rock Nine.

3. What was the date that the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education?
(a) May 3, 1956.
(b) June 17, 1955.
(c) July 10, 1957.
(d) May 17, 1954.

4. How many double-dates had Melba and Vince enjoyed with Grandma and Mr. Claxton at the wrestling matches?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. Melba decided to "claim Saturday for her own" after her first week of school. What time did she rise?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was angered by false accusations that Governor Faubus made against the FBI?

2. Where did the Saturday meeting between the two factions of students take place and who was recording it?

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

4. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?

5. What was the evening newspaper that the Pattillos sometimes read?

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