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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 did President Eisenhower send to protect the students integrating into Central High School?
2. Which prominent Little Rock official defies the governor's stance on opposing integration?
3. Who was Virgil Blossom?
4. Where was Melba instructed to go if anyone broke into their house?
5. What kind of car did Vince own?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when Melba's dad visited after her first visit to school. Explain what happened.
2. Why did Mrs. Bates shush Melba in Chapter Nine?
3. What was Melba's first impression of the inside of Central High School?
4. What happened when Melba and her mother leave their neighborhood for Central High School?
5. Who came to the Pattillo house the day after the first attempt at integration?
6. What was Melba's father like and what work did he do?
7. Describe Grandma India's bedroom.
8. How did Melba arrive to Central High School on her third attempt?
9. What did Grandma India do and say to Melba after the attempted rape?
10. What was Melba's disguise and why did she think she needed it for the wrestling match? Was she successful?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
The white leaders of Little Rock refer to Little Rock people as "forward-thinking" and a place where white and African American people got along. These leaders thought that racism was not a problem because there hadn't been a lynching in the state for almost ten years. Melba believed the Little Rock of her youth was anything but progressive. Why did she say this? Why was there such a dichotomy in what people believed about 1950s race relations in Little Rock?
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