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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Conrad?
(a) Melba's father.
(b) The grocer down the street.
(c) Melba's brother.
(d) Melba's classmate.

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

3. Who did the author meet on the 30th anniversary of Little Rock integration that her brother referred to as "good people"?
(a) Eisenhower's daughter.
(b) Winthrop Rockefeller.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Orval Faubus.

4. What room number was Melba's homeroom?
(a) 112.
(b) 339.
(c) 314.
(d) 201.

5. Which of the Little Rock Nine had a bomb placed under the porch of the home?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Thelma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Monopoly champ in the Pattillo household?

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

3. Whose songs did Melba once want to sing at talent shows?

4. What music did Melba envision being played for her sixteenth birthday?

5. At Christmas, how many integration lawsuits were pending in Arkansas?

(see the answer key)

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