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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 told Melba that she wasn't a quitter?
2. Who brought food to the Pattillos, saying "So's the white people won't catch you'all shopping and chop your heads off"?
3. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?
4. Whose eyes were hidden by dark glasses, which were probably hiding the fear she felt on the first day at Central High School?
5. Who was the first white person to call Melba "Miss Pattillo"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Grandma India do and say to Melba after the attempted rape?
2. What was Melba's first impression of the inside of Central High School?
3. What happened when Melba called her friend Marsha on a Friday night?
4. Who was the first judge who ruled on the integration case in Little Rock? What was his background?
5. Describe Grandma India's bedroom.
6. Why did Melba want to meet Governor Faubus face to face?
7. Who were the boys who were part of the integration effort?
8. What happened to Elizabeth when she couldn't get into the school on the first day?
9. Who came to the Pattillo house the day after the first attempt at integration?
10. What happened when Melba and her mother leave their neighborhood for Central High School?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the most enduring images from Little Rock's Central High School was the very first day when Elizabeth Eckford, a young, small girl, was surrounded by angry, yelling white people. Find a copy of this image and write about how it makes you feel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the effect of the experiences at Central High upon the Little Rock Nine as adults.
Essay Topic 3
Many of the students presented in "Warriors Don't Cry" grew up in a hurry. Choose one person from the book and write about his or her loss of innocence.
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