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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 was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?
(a) An NAACP official.
(b) A white reporter.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A police officer.

2. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Mrs. Bates.
(c) Her minister.
(d) Her grandmother.

3. Who told Melba "a true warrior does not give up"?
(a) One of the other students.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

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

5. Who did Melba know who graduated from college in 1954?
(a) Melba's best friend.
(b) Melba's preacher.
(c) Melba's mother.
(d) Melba's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Daisy Bates?

2. Who was Conrad?

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

4. Who was the governor of Arkansas at the time integration is first sought at Central High School?

5. Who told Melba that she wasn't a quitter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Elizabeth when she couldn't get into the school on the first day?

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

3. Describe Grandma India's bedroom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happened when Melba's dad visited after her first visit to school. Explain what happened.

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