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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 at school did Melba sometimes avoid because it was become "the main place for them to get me"?

2. What was Melba's grandma using jelly beans for?

3. What did Grandma India do when Melba stayed home sick from school in October?

4. What was Melba's class after gym class?

5. Who filed a civil suit against the NAACP in Arkansas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't Melba allowed to go to a New Years' Party with Vince?

2. What were some of the threats that the Little Rock Nine faced in January?

3. What happened at the official Thanksgiving dinner at Mrs. Bates' home?

4. What were the changes that Melba observed in her fellow students integrating into the school as the harassment continued?

5. What were some of the special "days" that the segregationists came up with to harass the Little Rock Nine?

6. What damage did the white mob do after Melba and the other students left the school after their first day inside?

7. What happened when acid is thrown in Melba's eyes? What was the result?

8. Describe Little Rock's shopping district.

9. What was President Eisenhower's response regarding Central High school integration and the mobs in Little Rock?

10. Melba felts lonely at school. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Melba wrote in her diary, "Please, God, let me learn how to stop being a warrior. Sometimes I just need to be a girl." Discuss what you think she meant by this.

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