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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

2. What were the girls doing in Melba's first gym class?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Calisthenics.
(c) Tumbling.
(d) Volleyball.

3. What was the popular name of the 101st Airborne Division?
(a) Flying Tigers.
(b) Screaming Eagles.
(c) Fighting Squadron.
(d) Fearless Hawks.

4. What book did Melba's English teacher assign for a book report?
(a) Little Black Sambo.
(b) Tarzan.
(c) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(d) Lord Jim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which prominent Little Rock official defies the governor's stance on opposing integration?

2. When Melba and Conrad were accosted at the department store, where did the mother and grandmother move them to?

3. Who said that "integration is no fun"?

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

5. Where did the Pattillos usually sit at church?

(see the answer key)

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