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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Melba's grandmother travel to Italy with during her lifetime?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her employer.
(d) No one - she went by herself.

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

4. Who told Melba that she wasn't a quitter?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Mrs. Bates.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

6. What record albums did Melba play for romantic daydreaming?
(a) Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis.
(b) Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.
(c) Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke.
(d) Richie Valens and Little Richard.

7. Who was Mrs. Huckaby?
(a) Central High Vice-Principal for girls.
(b) One of the mothers of the white students.
(c) The mother of one of the Little Rock Nine.
(d) A teacher.

8. What was the date that the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education?
(a) May 3, 1956.
(b) June 17, 1955.
(c) May 17, 1954.
(d) July 10, 1957.

9. Who did the author meet on the 30th anniversary of Little Rock integration that her brother referred to as "good people"?
(a) Eisenhower's daughter.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Orval Faubus.
(d) Winthrop Rockefeller.

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

11. How many double-dates had Melba and Vince enjoyed with Grandma and Mr. Claxton at the wrestling matches?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

13. In Melba's opinion, who looked like a caramel-colored James Darin?
(a) Terrence.
(b) Nat King Cole.
(c) Vince.
(d) Johnny Mathis.

14. What was the popular name of the 101st Airborne Division?
(a) Flying Tigers.
(b) Screaming Eagles.
(c) Fearless Hawks.
(d) Fighting Squadron.

15. Approximately how many white students attended Central High during the year that Melba attended?
(a) 1675.
(b) 1700.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1825.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Melba worried would be swept under the carpet for her "grandchildren to retrieve"?

2. Who did President Eisenhower send to protect the students integrating into Central High School?

3. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?

4. Who was Conrad?

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

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