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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 room number was Melba's homeroom?

2. Who does Grandma describe as "smart like a fox"?

3. Melba's mother was a teacher. What did she teach?

4. At age four, what did Melba do in her Indian Head tablet?

5. Who was Daisy Bates?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who came to the Pattillo house the day after the first attempt at integration?

3. 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?

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

5. Why did Mrs. Bates shush Melba in Chapter Nine?

6. After two days stuck at home and not being allowed to go to school, what does Melba vow to do?

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

8. Who was the first judge who ruled on the integration case in Little Rock? What was his background?

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

10. Why did Melba want to meet Governor Faubus face to face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A reporter for the New York Post asked Melba if she would like to be white. Discuss why this question made her angry, and why she chose to answer as she did.

Essay Topic 2

It is presented as significant that Melba was born on December 7, 1941. Explain why. What did the grandmother claim was Melba's destiny and why?

Essay Topic 3

Although Melba and her family expected the white people to be against the efforts at integration, they were surprised to find that many people in their own community also disapproved of their actions. Explain why this is.

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