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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 said to Melba, "anger brings defeat"?
(a) Mrs. Huckaby.
(b) Mrs. Btes.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Grandma.

2. Who was the soldier assigned to Melba?
(a) Andy.
(b) Danny.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Cooper.

3. What class did Melba withdraw from after Christmas due to not being able to concentrate?
(a) Shorthand.
(b) Business.
(c) French.
(d) Gym.

4. What were the girls doing in Melba's first gym class?
(a) Calisthenics.
(b) Tumbling.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Volleyball.

5. Who told the mobs in Little Rock that they must cease and desist?
(a) The President.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) The commander of the National Guard.
(d) The Chief of Police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Melba wrote in her diary that she sometimes wished to be what in order to understand why she was so hated at school?

2. What was Melba's class after gym class?

3. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?

4. Why said, "You hit back every day you get through"?

5. Grandma India had Melba get involved in a project that interested her. What was it?

(see the answer key)

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