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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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

3. Why said, "I'm angry enough to hunt bear without my shotgun"?
(a) Superintendent Blossom.
(b) Danny.
(c) The father of one of the Little Rock Nine.
(d) The father of a white student.

4. What room at school did Melba sometimes avoid because it was become "the main place for them to get me"?
(a) Cafeteria.
(b) Gym.
(c) Restroom.
(d) Stairwell.

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

6. What did Melba's grandmother say was the mark of a disciplined individual?
(a) Good posture.
(b) Pressed clothing.
(c) A lean physique.
(d) Polished shoes.

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

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

9. Who did Melba compared to "cats in sunlight"?
(a) Little Rock police.
(b) White segregationists.
(c) Central High School staff.
(d) Arkansas National Guard.

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

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

12. What did Melba ask her diary for at Christmas time?
(a) A car.
(b) An end to the harassment.
(c) A nice, new stepfather.
(d) An end to going to Central High School.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Melba vow to forever remember in her prayers?

2. What book did Melba's English teacher assign for a book report?

3. What did Vince bring to Melba for their date?

4. Who looked like "spectators at a sports event" when Melba arrives at school on October 1?

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

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