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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Pattillos usually sit at church?
(a) Second row.
(b) Right of center.
(c) In the balcony.
(d) Left of center.

2. Who referred to Little Rock as "an occupied city"?
(a) Melba's mother.
(b) President Eisenhower.
(c) The school superintendent.
(d) Governor Faubus.

3. What did Melba have to drink at the home of the NAACP president before talking to the press?
(a) RC Cola.
(b) Vanilla Coke.
(c) Grapette Cola.
(d) Cherry Cola.

4. Whose songs did Melba once want to sing at talent shows?
(a) Lena Horne.
(b) Diana Ross.
(c) Dinah Washington.
(d) Rosemary Clooney.

5. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?
(a) An NAACP official.
(b) A white reporter.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?

2. Who was Ike?

3. What did Grandma India do when Melba stayed home sick from school in October?

4. Why said, "You hit back every day you get through"?

5. Which of Melba's classes did she describe as a zoo?

(see the answer key)

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