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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Melba's secret crush?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Terence.
(c) Link.
(d) Vince.

2. What was Melba's grandmother's first name?
(a) Anette.
(b) Unknown.
(c) India.
(d) Lois.

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

4. What was the evening newspaper that the Pattillos sometimes read?
(a) Arkansas Democrat.
(b) Arkansas Gazette.
(c) Little Rock News.
(d) Little Rock Herald.

5. What was the "sole voice" of Little Rock's African American community in 1957?
(a) Little Rock News.
(b) Little Rock Herald.
(c) Arkansas State Press.
(d) Arkansas Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the girls doing in Melba's first gym class?

2. Who brought food to the Pattillos, saying "So's the white people won't catch you'all shopping and chop your heads off"?

3. Who was Mrs. Huckaby?

4. Who did Melba compared to "cats in sunlight"?

5. What did Grandma India hit to scare off the men shooting at them?

(see the answer key)

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