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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many double-dates had Melba and Vince enjoyed with Grandma and Mr. Claxton at the wrestling matches?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

3. Where did the reporters sit in the federal courtroom that the Little Rock Nine attended?
(a) Behind a rope.
(b) In the jury box.
(c) With the Little Rock Nine.
(d) Outside of the courtroom.

4. Who spoke with a "quick New York accent overlying a slight Southern drawl"?
(a) Dr. Lorch.
(b) Herbert Brownell, Jr.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) Wiley Branton.

5. Who was Virgil Blossom?
(a) Chairman of the School Board.
(b) U.S. District Attorney.
(c) Little Rock Mayor.
(d) The Little Rock school superintendent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Melba call the bad boys who copied their hairstyle from James Dean and Elvis?

2. Who was invited to speak at the school's chapel?

3. Who held a Christmas party on the same night as Melba's sixteenth birthday party?

4. What street was Central High School located on?

5. Who told the Little Rock Nine to "complain only when something is injurious to your health, or life-threatening"?

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