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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. What was Melba worried would be swept under the carpet for her "grandchildren to retrieve"?

2. What places did Melba's father talk about where African American men were treated equal?

3. What kind of car did Vince own?

4. Who said that "integration is no fun"?

5. Where was Judge Davies from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Melba felt when the 101st Airborne Division arrived in Little Rock. Be certain to provide examples and explain what their presence meant to her.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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