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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prominent Little Rock official defies the governor's stance on opposing integration?
(a) The Central High School principal.
(b) The Little Rock Mayor.
(c) The Little Rock Representative.
(d) The head of the National Guard.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who was Ike?
(a) An NAACP official.
(b) President Eisenhower.
(c) A boy at church.
(d) Grandma's boyfriend.

8. In 1954, what was the population of Little Rock and of that number, how many were African American?
(a) 107,300. Of that number, about 30,000 are African Americans.
(b) 102,400. Of that number, about 25,000 are African Americans.
(c) 105,800. Of that number, about 40,000 are African Americans.
(d) 109,600. Of that number, about 17,000 are African Americans.

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

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

11. What room number was Melba's homeroom?
(a) 201.
(b) 339.
(c) 314.
(d) 112.

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

13. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?
(a) The shotgun.
(b) A male friend of Grandma's.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) An imaginary friend.

14. Who did President Eisenhower send to protect the students integrating into Central High School?
(a) U.S. Army Reserve.
(b) The Arkansas 2nd Expeditionary Unit.
(c) The National Guard.
(d) The 101st Airborne Division.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Judge Davies from?

2. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?

3. On the first day that the Little Rock Nine attended Central High School classes, the crowd outside the school outnumbered the police by about how much?

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

5. What were the girls doing in Melba's first gym class?

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