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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 filed a civil suit against the NAACP in Arkansas?

2. Which reporter was beaten and shown in a picture with a white man riding on him piggyback?

3. How many New Year's Resolutions did Melba make?

4. Who was kicked so hard that sitting down for two days was almost impossible?

5. What did Vince bring to Melba for their date?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Little Rock Nine and their families want to meet with School Superintendent Blossom, and what was the result of that meeting?

2. What happened to Melba when saluting the flag?

3. How did Grandma India respond to Melba's wish to be dead?

4. At the end of 1957, the Associated Press compiled their top stories of the year. What was the number one story and where did the story about Little Rock integration fall?

5. Describe Mrs. Pickwick.

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

7. Who participated in the heart-to-heart talk with hard core school segregationists? Did the talk help?

8. What was the downside to newspapers running articles about the Little Rock Nine?

9. What was the "heel-walking committee"?

10. What led to Minnijean's suspension?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Discuss Melba's relationship with her father. Be certain to include how their relationship changed as she grew older and his role in her integrating into the high school.

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