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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was kicked so hard that sitting down for two days was almost impossible?
(a) Minnijean.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Melba.

2. Which reporter was beaten and shown in a picture with a white man riding on him piggyback?
(a) Alex Wilson.
(b) Moses Newsom.
(c) Quincy Taylor.
(d) James Hicks.

3. How many New Year's Resolutions did Melba make?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. Who did Melba vow to forever remember in her prayers?
(a) Jesse Matthews.
(b) Her guide.
(c) Mrs. Huckaby.
(d) Gene Smith.

5. Who published Melba's article?
(a) New York Post.
(b) Dallas Morning News.
(c) Associated Press wire.
(d) Arkansas Gazette.

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

7. What group of government officials was pressing for the removal of the 101st from Central High School?
(a) Southern U.S. Senators.
(b) Arkansas mayors.
(c) Arkansas state legislature.
(d) Southern governors.

8. State officials decided to go after NAACP officials in Arkansas. What was the fine to Mrs. Bates for not supplying information on the NAACP?
(a) $50
(b) $100.
(c) $200
(d) $150

9. Melba decided to "claim Saturday for her own" after her first week of school. What time did she rise?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

10. Who offered a reward for getting the remaining Little Rock Nine expelled?
(a) White Citizens Council.
(b) The CHS Mothers League.
(c) The Little Rock City Council.
(d) The Ku Klux Klan.

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

12. 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 Fourteenth and Park.
(c) Side door at Sixteenth and Park.
(d) Front door.

13. Who was invited to speak at the school's chapel?
(a) Melba.
(b) Ernie.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) Governor Faubus.

14. What was Melba considering trading to her brother for Christmas?
(a) Her bicycle.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) Her Elvis record.
(d) Use of her stereo.

15. Who attacked Melba at the pep rally?
(a) Five blonde cheerleader types.
(b) Andy and three other boys.
(c) A red-headed girl and her friends.
(d) Three or four football player types.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Melba's old friend Marsha call Melba?

2. What did Melba hear when the 101st soldiers escorted the nine students inside Central High School?

3. According to the Sunday newspaper, whose parents stayed up late discussing whether to allow their child to attend Central before deciding to leave the decision up to their child?

4. Who replaced Judge Davies in the Little Rock integration case?

5. Which newspaper did the segregationists tell businesses to stop advertising in?

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