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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Grandma India had Melba get involved in a project that interested her. What was it?
(a) Learning to dance.
(b) Writing short stories.
(c) Helping underprivileged children.
(d) The Explorer satellite.

4. What song did Minnijean want to sing in the talent show?
(a) Tammy.
(b) Donna.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Peggy Sue.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What did Melba hear when the 101st soldiers escorted the nine students inside Central High School?
(a) Boots clicking on the stone.
(b) Chants of the mob.
(c) Silence.
(d) Gunfire.

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

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

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

15. Who were the federalized soldiers that inadequately protected the nine children?
(a) Third Infantry Division.
(b) Screaming Eagles.
(c) Arkansas National Guard.
(d) Solders from Camp Robinson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who attacked Melba at the pep rally?

3. When Melba and Conrad were accosted at the department store, where did the mother and grandmother move them to?

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

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?

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