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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 Thanksgiving tradition did the Pattillos have?

3. What did Melba hear when the 101st soldiers escorted the nine students inside Central High School?

4. When Melba and Conrad were accosted at the department store, where did the mother and grandmother move them to?

5. Who were the federalized soldiers that inadequately protected the nine children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Melba when saluting the flag?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. One day in October the attacks against the students were so severe that what happened?

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

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

School integration isn't as volatile an issue any more. Choose to write about other types of segregration present in schools today or whether racism against African Americans is still an issue that needs attention. Be certain to support your essay with facts.

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