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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?
(a) "Precious Lord, Take My Hand."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "Sing of Justice, Sing of Peace."
(d) "On the Battlefield for my Lord."

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

3. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

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

5. Where did the reporters sit in the federal courtroom that the Little Rock Nine attended?
(a) In the jury box.
(b) With the Little Rock Nine.
(c) Outside of the courtroom.
(d) Behind a rope.

6. What was Melba's grandmother's first name?
(a) Anette.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Lois.
(d) India.

7. Who saved Melba from being raped by an angry white man?
(a) Carl.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Marissa.
(d) Grandma India.

8. Who said that "integration is no fun"?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Melba's brother, Conrad.
(c) Vince.
(d) Melba.

9. What two students are chosen to testify in federal court in the school integration case?
(a) Terrence and Carlotta.
(b) Ernest and Elizabeth.
(c) Thelma and Melba.
(d) Jefferson and Millijean.

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

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

12. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?
(a) Her minister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Mrs. Bates.

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

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

15. What type of shoes did Melba wear to school?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Saddle shoes.
(c) Boots.
(d) Sneakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room number was Melba's homeroom?

2. Who was the Arkansas president of the NAACP in 1957?

3. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?

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

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

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