Vocabulary
Characters
True / False
Short Answer
Miscellaneous
100
to brag is the same as to what?
boast
100
author, narrator
Melba
100
Brown vs. the Board of Education ruled that "separate, but equal" was legal.
FALSE! Brown vs. the Board of Edu. ruled that all public schools must integrate.
100
Three point response: "the major struggle would be in the hearts and minds of people and 'in the gap between law and custom.'" Apply this to the incident with the white man.
1-customs are regarded highly, but they are NOT laws 2-the Brown ruling went against their custom - the belief that African-Americans are inferior 3-the white man was not going to allow the Supreme Court to control his belief, his custom. He was going to prove that he could do whatever he wanted, include rape an innocent girl.
100
Vocabulary: strict, firm
stern
200
attention to detail; thorough; precise
meticulous
200
college graduate; teacher
Mother Lois
200
A memoir is a type of book that focuses on the entire life span one particular person.
False: A memoir focuses on a particular time frame in one's life.
200
List three instances of when Melba's self-esteem was slowly, but steadily, being taken away.
4 - she notices whites have the better facilities (ex. bathrooms) 5 - Melba is told she cannot ride the merry-go-round 8 - Melba watches her family cower to Mr. Waylan when he overcharges them $22
200
True / False: President Eisenhower orders the National Guard to keep the Little Rock Nine out of Central.
False. Governor Faubus orders the NG to keep the Little Rock Nine out of Central.
300
unwilling
reluctant
300
Melba's younger brother
Conrad
300
The setting of this book is in Little Rock, Alabama in 1957.
False - Little Rock, Arkansas
300
List seven similarities of the Little Rock Nine.
1-parents are strict 2-parents demand good grades 3-parents have professional jobs 4-parents worked hard to get their home 5-demand children always on best behavior 6-all go to church 7-each student plans on going to college 8-families don't have a lot of $$ 9-all have pride in their appearance 10-their goal: to get in Central and stay there for a year
300
Where did Melba get the idea for the title of her memoir? Be comprehensive in your answer!
-she must stay in the house due to the integration -she wants to go out with Minnijean -grandmother says no and she cries -grandmother tells Melba she is a warrior for God and she must trust God is always there -tells Melba, "God's warriors don't cry."
400
clueless, unaware
oblivious
400
laws enforcing segregation
Jim Crow Laws
400
December 7, 1941 is a significant date in history because 1) that is the day Melba was born and 2) that was the day Melba almost died.
False: #2 - Pearl Harbor Day - Japan bombed Pearl Harbor; U.S. entered WWII
400
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400
Why does the President summon Governor Faubus?
-the governor is not obeying the law -governor ordered ANG to keep the school segregated -federal law demanded that schools integrate
500
difficult to perceive
subtle
500
showed up to Little Rock Central High School alone
Elizabeth
500
Judge Ronald Davies rules that it is too dangerous for the Little Rock Nine to enter Central High.
False. Judge Davies demands that integration take place.
500
In the courtroom, what was the major point integrationists made? How was this different from what Faubus said?
1-threat of violence is not sufficient enough to have called out troops 2-Faubus said violence will be so great that integration should not happen
500
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