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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Twenty times as many.
(b) Fifty times as many.
(c) Ten times as many.
(d) A hundredfold.

2. Who spoke with a "quick New York accent overlying a slight Southern drawl"?
(a) Wiley Branton.
(b) Thurgood Marshall.
(c) Herbert Brownell, Jr.
(d) Dr. Lorch.

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

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

6. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?
(a) An NAACP official.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A white reporter.

7. Who was Virgil Blossom?
(a) U.S. District Attorney.
(b) Chairman of the School Board.
(c) Little Rock Mayor.
(d) The Little Rock school superintendent.

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

9. Who brought food to the Pattillos, saying "So's the white people won't catch you'all shopping and chop your heads off"?
(a) Melba's father.
(b) Mrs. Beals.
(c) Mrs. Floyd.
(d) Mrs. Convers.

10. Where was Melba instructed to go if anyone broke into their house?
(a) Memphis Avenue.
(b) Neighbor's house.
(c) Ninth Street.
(d) The church up the street.

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

12. Whose eyes were hidden by dark glasses, which were probably hiding the fear she felt on the first day at Central High School?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Minnijean.
(d) Melba.

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

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 101st Airborne Division.
(d) The National Guard.

15. Who was the Arkansas president of the NAACP in 1957?
(a) Ed Claxton.
(b) Daisy Bates.
(c) Wiley Branton.
(d) Marjorie Williams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Melba's opinion, who looked like a caramel-colored James Darin?

3. Who was the other member of the Little Rock Nine who shared Melba's enjoyment of singing?

4. Who is Melba's secret crush?

5. Who was Ike?

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