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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Pattillos escape Andy and his friends at the store?
(a) By running faster than the boys.
(b) Walking with three large sisters of the church.
(c) By sneaking away.
(d) With a police escort.

2. After the unsuccessful meeting with the school superintendent, what door did the students take to enter Central High School?
(a) Basement garage entry.
(b) Side door at Sixteenth and Park.
(c) Front door.
(d) Side door at Fourteenth and Park.

3. Whose songs did Melba once want to sing at talent shows?
(a) Diana Ross.
(b) Lena Horne.
(c) Rosemary Clooney.
(d) Dinah Washington.

4. What did Grandma India nickname the two white men that watch their house?
(a) The Marx Brothers.
(b) Mutt and Jeff.
(c) Abbott and Costello.
(d) Drib and drab.

5. According the newspaper, what was the cost to taxpayers for federal troops to maintain order at Central High School?
(a) $3.8 million.
(b) $2.5 million.
(c) $1.2 million.
(d) $3.4 million.

6. After the fire drill, who escorted Melba, Carlotta and Thelma to the restroom and cafeteria?
(a) Danny.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Mrs. Pickwick.
(d) Mrs. Huckaby.

7. What did Melba call the bad boys who copied their hairstyle from James Dean and Elvis?
(a) Sideburners.
(b) Hoodlum.
(c) Greasers.
(d) Thugs.

8. In early October, what adult with Central High School protected Melba, Minnijean and Ernie from tormentors?
(a) Basketball coach.
(b) Mrs. Pickwick.
(c) Mr. Matthews.
(d) Mrs. Huckaby.

9. What was Melba's grandma using jelly beans for?
(a) To bribe Conrad.
(b) To put eyes on gingerbread men.
(c) To feed the birds.
(d) As a reward to Melba.

10. What Thanksgiving tradition did the Pattillos have?
(a) Giving away toys and clothing.
(b) Making a donation to a charity.;
(c) Volunteering at the mission.
(d) Making an offering at church.

11. Who accused Melba of making "mountains out of molehills"?
(a) White students.
(b) Principal.
(c) Teachers.
(d) School office staff.

12. Who told the Little Rock Nine to "complain only when something is injurious to your health, or life-threatening"?
(a) National Guard.
(b) School officials.
(c) NAACP officials.
(d) The police.

13. What class did Melba withdraw from after Christmas due to not being able to concentrate?
(a) Business.
(b) Shorthand.
(c) French.
(d) Gym.

14. When Melba and Conrad were accosted at the department store, where did the mother and grandmother move them to?
(a) The front door.
(b) The women's restroom.
(c) The store office.
(d) The security office.

15. What did Melba hear when the 101st soldiers escorted the nine students inside Central High School?
(a) Boots clicking on the stone.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) Silence.
(d) Chants of the mob.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Melba compared to "cats in sunlight"?

2. Who was invited to speak at the school's chapel?

3. What room at school did Melba sometimes avoid because it was become "the main place for them to get me"?

4. Who was the Monopoly champ in the Pattillo household?

5. What was Melba's class after gym class?

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