1. Approximately how many white students attended Central High during the year that Melba attended?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1700.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1675.

2. Why said, "I'm angry enough to hunt bear without my shotgun"?
(a) Danny.
(b) Superintendent Blossom.
(c) The father of one of the Little Rock Nine.
(d) The father of a white student.

3. After Judge Davis ordered school integration to continue, what day and time did Governor Faubus remove the National Guard from Central High School?
(a) Saturday at noon.
(b) Monday at 7:10 a.m.
(c) Friday evening, 6:20 p.m.
(d) Sunday at 3:15 p.m.

4. According to the Sunday newspaper, whose parents stayed up late discussing whether to allow their child to attend Central before deciding to leave the decision up to their child?
(a) Terrence (Terry).
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Ernie.

5. Why said, "You hit back every day you get through"?
(a) Melba's mother.
(b) Mrs. Bates.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Mrs. Huckaby.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. Who was Conrad?

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

5. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?

(see the answer key)

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