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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the first day that the Little Rock Nine attended Central High School classes, the crowd outside the school outnumbered the police by about how much?
(a) A hundredfold.
(b) Ten times as many.
(c) Twenty times as many.
(d) Fifty times as many.

2. After the unsuccessful meeting with the school superintendent, what door did the students take to enter Central High School?
(a) Front door.
(b) Basement garage entry.
(c) Side door at Fourteenth and Park.
(d) Side door at Sixteenth and Park.

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) Sunday at 3:15 p.m.
(d) Friday evening, 6:20 p.m.

4. What did Melba's old friend Marsha call Melba?
(a) The troublemaker.
(b) Miss High and Mighty.
(c) The traitor.
(d) The chosen one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident brought the 101st soldiers back on a Thursday?

2. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?

3. How many New Year's Resolutions did Melba make?

4. What was Melba stabbed in the back with?

5. Who accompanied Governor Faubus to a conference with the President?

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