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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did the Pattillos usually sit at church?

4. Who was the other member of the Little Rock Nine who shared Melba's enjoyment of singing?

5. Who sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Grandma India's bedroom.

6. How did Melba arrive to Central High School on her third attempt?

7. 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?

8. When the author arrived for the 1987 reunion, what was the most astounding evidence that things had changed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Melba's relationship with her father. Be certain to include how their relationship changed as she grew older and his role in her integrating into the high school.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of Central High School as related to education. What else did Central High School come to symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effect of the experiences at Central High upon the Little Rock Nine as adults.

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