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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who came looking for Melba at Central High with a red face and a frown?
(a) Mrs. Huckaby.
(b) A police officer.
(c) Mr. Matthews.
(d) Her guide.

3. Melba decided to "claim Saturday for her own" after her first week of school. What time did she rise?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

4. In 1955, Melba read about an African American who forced change. Who was that person and what did that person do?
(a) Samuel Wilbur Tucker, who forces integration at libraries.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr., whose protest shut down buses in Montgomery.
(c) Rosa Parks, who refuses to give up her seat on a bus.
(d) Bernice Fisher, who forces lunch counters to integrate.

5. According the newspaper, what was the cost to taxpayers for federal troops to maintain order at Central High School?
(a) $3.4 million.
(b) $2.5 million.
(c) $1.2 million.
(d) $3.8 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item was thrown at Melba that she pretended to examine as it were a precious treasure?

2. Who is Melba's secret crush?

3. What incident brought the 101st soldiers back on a Thursday?

4. Who told the mobs in Little Rock that they must cease and desist?

5. Who did Melba vow to forever remember in her prayers?

(see the answer key)

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