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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. Where was Judge Davies from?
(a) Fargo, North Dakota.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Kansas City, Missouri.
(d) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

2. Approximately how many white students attended Central High during the year that Melba attended?
(a) 1825.
(b) 1700.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1675.

3. Who said, "Are you under lock and key the way I am"?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Minnijean.
(c) Carlotta.
(d) Melba.

4. Whose eyes were hidden by dark glasses, which were probably hiding the fear she felt on the first day at Central High School?
(a) Melba.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Thelma.
(d) Minnijean.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does "amicus curiae" mean in "Warriors Don't Cry"?

3. Who saved Melba from being raped by an angry white man?

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

5. What record albums did Melba play for romantic daydreaming?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Bates shush Melba in Chapter Nine?

2. Describe Grandma India's bedroom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Who was Marissa?

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