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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 sends a telegram to the governor and expects full cooperation for integration?

2. What historic event happened on the day the author was born?

3. Where was Judge Davies from?

4. Who saved Melba from being raped by an angry white man?

5. What was supposed to be the first day of school for Melba in 1957?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Melba's father like and what work did he do?

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

5. What happened to Elizabeth when she couldn't get into the school on the first day?

6. What was Melba's first impression of the inside of Central High School?

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

8. When the author arrived for the 1987 reunion, what was the most astounding evidence that things had changed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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