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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Samuel Wilbur Tucker, who forces integration at libraries.
(c) Rosa Parks, who refuses to give up her seat on a bus.
(d) Bernice Fisher, who forces lunch counters to integrate.

2. Who yelled to Melba, "Now you've had your lesson. You don't have to go back to that awful school anymore"?
(a) Mrs. Convers.
(b) Melba's father.
(c) Mrs. Floyd.
(d) Marsha.

3. Who said that "integration is no fun"?
(a) Melba's brother, Conrad.
(b) Melba.
(c) Marsha.
(d) Vince.

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

5. Who replaced Judge Davies in the Little Rock integration case?
(a) Judge Crowley.
(b) Judge Harper.
(c) Judge Albert.
(d) Judge Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Melba ask her diary for at Christmas time?

2. What was the usual hot lunch on Tuesdays in the school cafeteria?

3. What was Melba's grandmother's first name?

4. Who told Melba to stay away from the window on the first day in school?

5. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?

(see the answer key)

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