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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Melba had a secret copy of a magazine that she read after she and her mother returned home from unsuccessfully being admitted to Central High School. What was it?
(a) Teen Beat.
(b) True Romance.
(c) True Confessions.
(d) Seventeen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was the "sole voice" of Little Rock's African American community in 1957?
(a) Arkansas Times.
(b) Little Rock Herald.
(c) Little Rock News.
(d) Arkansas State Press.

9. Who was Conrad?
(a) Melba's brother.
(b) Melba's father.
(c) The grocer down the street.
(d) Melba's classmate.

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

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

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

13. What was Melba worried would be swept under the carpet for her "grandchildren to retrieve"?
(a) School integration.
(b) Her chance for a career.
(c) Her social life.
(d) An end to racism.

14. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?
(a) Pearl Harbor is bombed.
(b) The Korean War begins.
(c) The beach at Normandy is stormed.
(d) Okinawa is bombed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "amicus curiae" mean in "Warriors Don't Cry"?

2. What type of car did Melba's mother drive in 1957?

3. Who sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?

4. What was supposed to be the first day of school for Melba in 1957?

5. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?

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