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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At age four, what did Melba do in her Indian Head tablet?
(a) Color.
(b) Draw pictures.
(c) Practice letters.
(d) Write in her journal.

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

3. What music did Melba envision being played for her sixteenth birthday?
(a) Sixteen Candles.
(b) She Was Only Sixteen.
(c) Sweet Sixteen.
(d) Sweet Little Sixteen.

4. Which of Melba's classes did she describe as a zoo?
(a) Typing.
(b) Study hall.
(c) French class.
(d) English.

5. Who were the federalized soldiers that inadequately protected the nine children?
(a) Solders from Camp Robinson.
(b) Third Infantry Division.
(c) Screaming Eagles.
(d) Arkansas National Guard.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Melba excited when she came home from school on the day students ganged up on her in the cafeteria?

4. What item did Melba give up for Lent?

5. What was the date that the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education?

(see the answer key)

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