View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Melba's secret crush?
(a) Terence.
(b) Elvis.
(c) Link.
(d) Vince.

2. In 1955, Melba read about an African American who forced change. Who was that person and what did that person do?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr., whose protest shut down buses in Montgomery.
(b) Bernice Fisher, who forces lunch counters to integrate.
(c) Rosa Parks, who refuses to give up her seat on a bus.
(d) Samuel Wilbur Tucker, who forces integration at libraries.

3. What was Melba worried would be swept under the carpet for her "grandchildren to retrieve"?
(a) Her chance for a career.
(b) An end to racism.
(c) School integration.
(d) Her social life.

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

5. How did the Pattillos escape Andy and his friends at the store?
(a) With a police escort.
(b) Walking with three large sisters of the church.
(c) By running faster than the boys.
(d) By sneaking away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vince bring to Melba for their date?

2. Who were the federalized soldiers that inadequately protected the nine children?

3. What was the popular name of the 101st Airborne Division?

4. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?

5. Who did Melba know who graduated from college in 1954?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample