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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. Whose eyes were hidden by dark glasses, which were probably hiding the fear she felt on the first day at Central High School?
2. On the first day that the Little Rock Nine attended Central High School classes, the crowd outside the school outnumbered the police by about how much?
3. Who told Melba to "make this day the best you can" on the day the 101st took her to school?
4. Where were the wrestling matches held that Melba and her grandmother attended?
5. What were the girls doing in Melba's first gym class?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Elizabeth when she couldn't get into the school on the first day?
2. After two days stuck at home and not being allowed to go to school, what does Melba vow to do?
3. How did Melba arrive to Central High School on her third attempt?
4. Who were the boys who were part of the integration effort?
5. Why did Mrs. Bates shush Melba in Chapter Nine?
6. Who was the first judge who ruled on the integration case in Little Rock? What was his background?
7. Why was Grandma India hanging a picture on the wall above the television?
8. What happened when Melba and her mother leave their neighborhood for Central High School?
9. What happened when Melba's dad visited after her first visit to school. Explain what happened.
10. Describe the federal courtroom that Melba and the other eight students visited.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter Nine, Melba wrote in her diary that it was her turn to carry the banner. What does this mean and what did it mean about the person Melba was becoming.?
Essay Topic 2
Melba's mother stated that "we live in a country where the law and the Constitution prevail." Compare and contrast the mother's statement with the events in which the state government was battling the federal government.
Essay Topic 3
In 1954, the monumental court case, Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court stated that "separate but equal" was now unconstitutional and that public schools must integrate. What was the "separate but equal" doctrine and why was it impossible to have both "separate" and "equal"? Why was this decision significant for Melba and her family?
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