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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Melba's mother was a teacher. What did she teach?
(a) 11th grade social studies.
(b) 7th grade English.
(c) College science.
(d) Elementary school math.

2. Whose concert was Melba not allowed to go to in 1956 due to segregation?
(a) Johnny Mathis.
(b) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(c) Buddy Holly.
(d) Elvis Presley.

3. After Judge Davis ordered school integration to continue, what day and time did Governor Faubus remove the National Guard from Central High School?
(a) Saturday at noon.
(b) Monday at 7:10 a.m.
(c) Friday evening, 6:20 p.m.
(d) Sunday at 3:15 p.m.

4. What did Melba have to drink at the home of the NAACP president before talking to the press?
(a) Cherry Cola.
(b) Grapette Cola.
(c) RC Cola.
(d) Vanilla Coke.

5. Who told Melba "a true warrior does not give up"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) One of the other students.
(d) The mayor.

6. What did Grandma India hit to scare off the men shooting at them?
(a) Someone's hat.
(b) A tire.
(c) A metal trash can.
(d) A trash burner.

7. Who sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?
(a) President Eisenhower.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Director of the FBI.
(d) Bill Clinton.

8. Who said, "Are you under lock and key the way I am"?
(a) Carlotta.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Minnijean.
(d) Melba.

9. What does "amicus curiae" mean in "Warriors Don't Cry"?
(a) Friend of the court.
(b) Defense or Prosecution.
(c) Court opposition.
(d) Witness.

10. What was supposed to be the first day of school for Melba in 1957?
(a) September 5.
(b) August 31.
(c) September 3.
(d) September 16.

11. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?
(a) The Korean War begins.
(b) The beach at Normandy is stormed.
(c) Pearl Harbor is bombed.
(d) Okinawa is bombed.

12. Who accompanied Governor Faubus to a conference with the President?
(a) Virgil Blossom.
(b) Roy Wilkins.
(c) Representative Brooks Hays.
(d) Jess Matthews.

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

14. Who told Melba to stay away from the window on the first day in school?
(a) The PE teacher.
(b) The homeroom teacher.
(c) Mrs. Pickwick.
(d) The guide.

15. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?
(a) "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly.
(b) "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
(c) "Chantilly Lace" by the Big Boppers.
(d) "Donna" by Richie Valens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?

2. Who did Melba's grandmother travel to Italy with during her lifetime?

3. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?

4. Who was the governor of Arkansas at the time integration is first sought at Central High School?

5. Which of the Little Rock Nine started to turn blue after entering the Central High office?

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