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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 was the "sole voice" of Little Rock's African American community in 1957?
(a) Arkansas Times.
(b) Arkansas State Press.
(c) Little Rock Herald.
(d) Little Rock News.

2. Who accompanied Governor Faubus to a conference with the President?
(a) Representative Brooks Hays.
(b) Roy Wilkins.
(c) Jess Matthews.
(d) Virgil Blossom.

3. What does "amicus curiae" mean in "Warriors Don't Cry"?
(a) Friend of the court.
(b) Witness.
(c) Defense or Prosecution.
(d) Court opposition.

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

5. Who was Ike?
(a) An NAACP official.
(b) Grandma's boyfriend.
(c) President Eisenhower.
(d) A boy at church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Are you under lock and key the way I am"?

2. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?

3. Who is Melba's secret crush?

4. According to the author what were most girls listening to in 1957?

5. Who was Mr. Higgenbottom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After two days stuck at home and not being allowed to go to school, what does Melba vow to do?

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

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

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

8. Describe Grandma India's bedroom.

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

10. What did Melba do before she got in her mother's car for the first day of school at Central High School in Little Rock?

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