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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the usual hot lunch on Tuesdays in the school cafeteria?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Chili.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Chicken noodle soup.

2. Who said to Melba, "anger brings defeat"?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mrs. Btes.
(d) Mrs. Huckaby.

3. Who told the mobs in Little Rock that they must cease and desist?
(a) The Chief of Police.
(b) The President.
(c) The commander of the National Guard.
(d) The Mayor.

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

5. What did Vince bring to Melba for their date?
(a) A handful of daisies.
(b) A box of chocolate.
(c) A single yellow rose.
(d) A dozen red roses.

6. Where did the Saturday meeting between the two factions of students take place and who was recording it?
(a) Community Center; ABC.
(b) Central High School; CBS.
(c) Little Rock College; WWLS.
(d) Parish Hall of St. Andrews; NBC.

7. What did Melba's old friend Marsha call Melba?
(a) The chosen one.
(b) Miss High and Mighty.
(c) The traitor.
(d) The troublemaker.

8. What was Melba's class after gym class?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Math.
(d) Shorthand.

9. Who filed a civil suit against the NAACP in Arkansas?
(a) Governor Faubus.
(b) An alderman.
(c) The state attorney general.
(d) The school superintendent.

10. Who was the Monopoly champ in the Pattillo household?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Melba.
(c) The mother.
(d) Conrad.

11. 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?
(a) Terrence (Terry).
(b) Ernie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Carlotta.

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

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

14. Who referred to Little Rock as "an occupied city"?
(a) The school superintendent.
(b) Melba's mother.
(c) Governor Faubus.
(d) President Eisenhower.

15. What was the name of the professional women's sorority that held a Christmas party for the Little Rock Nine?
(a) Sigma Alpha Omega.
(b) Kappa Beta Gamma.
(c) Alpha Delta Chi.
(d) Delta Sigma Theta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the Little Rock Nine to "complain only when something is injurious to your health, or life-threatening"?

2. What song did Minnijean want to sing in the talent show?

3. At Christmas, how many integration lawsuits were pending in Arkansas?

4. What group of government officials was pressing for the removal of the 101st from Central High School?

5. Who was angered by false accusations that Governor Faubus made against the FBI?

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