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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. What Thanksgiving tradition did the Pattillos have?
(a) Giving away toys and clothing.
(b) Volunteering at the mission.
(c) Making a donation to a charity.;
(d) Making an offering at church.

2. 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?
(a) Terrence (Terry).
(b) Ernie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Carlotta.

3. Melba decided to "claim Saturday for her own" after her first week of school. What time did she rise?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

4. Who offered a reward for getting the remaining Little Rock Nine expelled?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) White Citizens Council.
(c) The Little Rock City Council.
(d) The CHS Mothers League.

5. What did Melba call the bad boys who copied their hairstyle from James Dean and Elvis?
(a) Hoodlum.
(b) Greasers.
(c) Thugs.
(d) Sideburners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did Minnijean want to sing in the talent show?

2. How did the Pattillos escape Andy and his friends at the store?

3. What did Melba's grandmother say was the mark of a disciplined individual?

4. During the time that the 101st was at Central High School, who drove the students to school?

5. What room at school did Melba sometimes avoid because it was become "the main place for them to get me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Melba felts lonely at school. Why?

2. Who participated in the heart-to-heart talk with hard core school segregationists? Did the talk help?

3. Describe Little Rock's shopping district.

4. At the end of 1957, the Associated Press compiled their top stories of the year. What was the number one story and where did the story about Little Rock integration fall?

5. What were some of the special "days" that the segregationists came up with to harass the Little Rock Nine?

6. What happened when acid is thrown in Melba's eyes? What was the result?

7. What was President Eisenhower's response regarding Central High school integration and the mobs in Little Rock?

8. What were some of the threats that the Little Rock Nine faced in January?

9. What damage did the white mob do after Melba and the other students left the school after their first day inside?

10. Why didn't anyone but Vince show up at Melba's Sixteenth birthday party?

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