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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) Carlotta.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Ernie.
(d) Terrence (Terry).

6. What location at Central High School was like a peaceful island to Melba?
(a) The exit.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) Mrs. Pickwick's shorthand class.
(d) Homeroom.

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

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

9. What did Vince give Melba for her birthday?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A record album.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Tiny gold hoop earrings.

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

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

12. What was Melba stabbed in the back with?
(a) A knife.
(b) A wrought iron flag pole.
(c) A sharp stick.
(d) A pencil.

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

14. What book did Melba's English teacher assign for a book report?
(a) Little Black Sambo.
(b) Tarzan.
(c) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(d) Lord Jim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the soldier assigned to Melba?

2. Which reporter was beaten and shown in a picture with a white man riding on him piggyback?

3. What idea did Melba become obsessed with in late January of the school year?

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

5. Where was the Arkansas governor's retreat?

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