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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Auburn.
(d) Gray.

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

3. What kind of car did Vince own?
(a) Green Oldsmobile.
(b) Black Chrysler.
(c) Red and white Chevy.
(d) Silver Cadillac.

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who does Grandma describe as "smart like a fox"?
(a) Governor Faubus.
(b) Judge Davies.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) President Eisenhower.

11. What type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?
(a) Blue Chrysler.
(b) Brown Chevy.
(c) Green Pontiac.
(d) White Ford.

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

13. Which of the Little Rock Nine started to turn blue after entering the Central High office?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Melba.
(c) Millijean.
(d) Thelma.

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

15. Where did the Pattillos usually sit at church?
(a) In the balcony.
(b) Right of center.
(c) Left of center.
(d) Second row.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said, "Are you under lock and key the way I am"?

3. Who saved Melba from being raped by an angry white man?

4. Who told Melba that she wasn't a quitter?

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

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