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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 told Melba to stay away from the window on the first day in school?
(a) The homeroom teacher.
(b) The guide.
(c) Mrs. Pickwick.
(d) The PE teacher.

2. What color was the hair of the Arkansas NAACP attorney?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

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

4. What did Grandma India hit to scare off the men shooting at them?
(a) A metal trash can.
(b) Someone's hat.
(c) A tire.
(d) A trash burner.

5. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately how many white students attended Central High during the year that Melba attended?

3. Who did the author meet on the 30th anniversary of Little Rock integration that her brother referred to as "good people"?

4. Who spoke with a "quick New York accent overlying a slight Southern drawl"?

5. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Grandma India do and say to Melba after the attempted rape?

3. Who was the first judge who ruled on the integration case in Little Rock? What was his background?

4. What happened when Melba and her mother leave their neighborhood for Central High School?

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

6. Why did Melba want to meet Governor Faubus face to face?

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

8. Describe the federal courtroom that Melba and the other eight students visited.

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

10. Who came to the Pattillo house the day after the first attempt at integration?

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