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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 did Melba have to drink at the home of the NAACP president before talking to the press?
2. How many students were chosen to integrate the Little Rock High School?
3. Which of Melba's classes did she describe as a zoo?
4. After Judge Davis ordered school integration to continue, what day and time did Governor Faubus remove the National Guard from Central High School?
5. In 1954, what was the population of Little Rock and of that number, how many were African American?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when Melba and her mother leave their neighborhood for Central High School?
2. When the author arrived for the 1987 reunion, what was the most astounding evidence that things had changed?
3. How did the Little Rock Nine get to school on their second attempt?
4. What did Melba do with her time on the first day of school after she was forced to return home?
5. Why was Grandma India hanging a picture on the wall above the television?
6. Why did Melba want to meet Governor Faubus face to face?
7. What was Melba's first impression of the inside of Central High School?
8. What happened when Melba's dad visited after her first visit to school. Explain what happened.
9. After two days stuck at home and not being allowed to go to school, what does Melba vow to do?
10. Who was the first judge who ruled on the integration case in Little Rock? What was his background?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss why the Pattillos decided not to call the police about the attempted rape against Melba or their house being shot at.
Essay Topic 2
The title of the book is "Warriors Don't Cry." Discuss where the title originated and describe who was a warrior in this book. Be sure to discuss their battlefield, battles and weapons.
Essay Topic 3
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.?
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