View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Grandma India do when Melba stayed home sick from school in October?
(a) Takes Melba to the doctor.
(b) Let's her have a free day.
(c) Takes her temperature.
(d) Gives Melba a dose of castor oil.

2. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?
(a) Massachusetts and California.
(b) Illinois and Washington.
(c) North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
(d) Paris, France and New York.

3. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?
(a) The shotgun.
(b) A male friend of Grandma's.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) An imaginary friend.

4. Who held a Christmas party on the same night as Melba's sixteenth birthday party?
(a) Faith.
(b) Ann.
(c) Marsha.
(d) Kathy.

5. What type of shoes did Melba wear to school?
(a) Saddle shoes.
(b) Sneakers.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Melba had a secret copy of a magazine that she read after she and her mother returned home from unsuccessfully being admitted to Central High School. What was it?

2. How did the Little Rock Nine get out of the school when the mob threatens to overrun the school?

3. What did Grandma India nickname the two white men that watch their house?

4. Who headed the Arkansas National Guard unit at Central High School?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 238 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample