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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came looking for Melba at Central High with a red face and a frown?
(a) Her guide.
(b) Mr. Matthews.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Mrs. Huckaby.

2. Who said that "integration is no fun"?
(a) Melba.
(b) Melba's brother, Conrad.
(c) Marsha.
(d) Vince.

3. Who was Mrs. Huckaby?
(a) The mother of one of the Little Rock Nine.
(b) A teacher.
(c) One of the mothers of the white students.
(d) Central High Vice-Principal for girls.

4. In Melba's opinion, who looked like a caramel-colored James Darin?
(a) Nat King Cole.
(b) Terrence.
(c) Johnny Mathis.
(d) Vince.

5. Which prominent Little Rock official defies the governor's stance on opposing integration?
(a) The Central High School principal.
(b) The head of the National Guard.
(c) The Little Rock Mayor.
(d) The Little Rock Representative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?

2. Who is Melba's secret crush?

3. Who accompanied Governor Faubus to a conference with the President?

4. At age four, what did Melba do in her Indian Head tablet?

5. What was Grandma India's favorite hymn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Melba do with her time on the first day of school after she was forced to return home?

2. How did Melba arrive to Central High School on her third attempt?

3. How did the Little Rock Nine get to school on their second attempt?

4. What was Melba's disguise and why did she think she needed it for the wrestling match? Was she successful?

5. What happened when Melba called her friend Marsha on a Friday night?

6. Who were the boys who were part of the integration effort?

7. Describe the other girls who integrated into Central High School with Melba.

8. What was Melba's father like and what work did he do?

9. Why was Grandma India hanging a picture on the wall above the television?

10. What was Melba's first impression of the inside of Central High School?

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