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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who held a Christmas party on the same night as Melba's sixteenth birthday party?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Ann.
(c) Marsha.
(d) Faith.

3. Who was the soldier assigned to Melba?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Danny.
(c) Andy.
(d) Cooper.

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

5. 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) $100.
(b) $150
(c) $50
(d) $200

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

7. Where was the Arkansas governor's retreat?
(a) Sea Island, Georgia.
(b) Padres Island, Texas.
(c) Florida Keys.
(d) Hilton Head, South Carolina.

8. What music did Melba envision being played for her sixteenth birthday?
(a) Sweet Sixteen.
(b) She Was Only Sixteen.
(c) Sweet Little Sixteen.
(d) Sixteen Candles.

9. Who looked like "spectators at a sports event" when Melba arrives at school on October 1?
(a) Arkansas National Guard.
(b) Student parents.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Police.

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

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

12. How did the Little Rock Nine get out of the school when the mob threatens to overrun the school?
(a) Through a back entrance.
(b) Through a side entrance.
(c) Through a tunnel.
(d) Through a basement garage.

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

14. What incident brought the 101st soldiers back on a Thursday?
(a) Gloria being pushed downstairs.
(b) Terrence and Jefferson being kicked while Guardsmen watched.
(c) Melba having acid thrown into her face.
(d) Thelma being cut with a switchblade.

15. Why said, "You hit back every day you get through"?
(a) Mrs. Huckaby.
(b) Melba's mother.
(c) Grandma.
(d) Mrs. Bates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who headed the Arkansas National Guard unit at Central High School?

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

3. In early October, what adult with Central High School protected Melba, Minnijean and Ernie from tormentors?

4. What did Melba ask her diary for at Christmas time?

5. Melba decided to "claim Saturday for her own" after her first week of school. What time did she rise?

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