WDC Chapters 6-9

Based on the context clues what does the term thwarted mean? "the governor had 'thwarted' the court-approved plan of integration by means of National Guard troops."

• to deny

• to prevent

• to oppose

• to help

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the tone of Melba and her friends at the end of chapter 6 once the court made its decision?

• victorious

• angry

• downcast

• quiet disbelief/shock

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does Melba plan to do at the beginning of the chapter for every day she is at Central High?

• Pray for all the evil white people

• Cross off all of the days she attends Central on the calendar

• Say thank you to the kind judge for letting her go to Central High

• Make the best of a bad situation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

What is the response Melba gets when she ask why they can't be in any classes together?

• "You have to integrate by being in all senior classrooms."

• "You will have to figure this out for yourselves."

• "You wanted integration...you got integration."

• "You will do better on your own."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which word best describes the mood created for Melba in Central High

• Jubilant because everyone is so excited for integration to begin

• Foreboding because the students are hostile

• Jovial because the other students are welcoming and Melba is making friends quickly

• Earnest because everyone sincerely wants the Little Rock Nine to feel at home

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In chapter 7, an angry, shouting mob of women are chasing and yelling at Melba. She gets tripped and they taunt her while she’s down. What does Melba do to the woman that tries to kick her during this scene?

• Pleads for mercy

• Remembers a wrestling move and brings the woman to the ground

• Trips her with her foot and escapes being kicked

• Runs away before she has the chance to get near her

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is unique about Melba's shorthand teacher?

• She shows compassion and sympathy to Melba and is very strict toward the other students who are disruptive

• She is meaner and tougher than her other teachers and doesn’t care if the other students are cruel

• She is a female and all of her other teachers are male and stands for women’s rights

• She is small and all the other teachers are big, so all the students do whatever they want

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Based on the context of the sentence, which is the best meaning of the word vigilance? "All that evening we continued our vigilance on the couch in front of the television."

• Observance

• Hatred

• Laziness

• Sitting by

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What part of speech is the word “warning” in the sentence below?" President Eisenhower issued a warning statement"

• Noun

• adverb

• adjective

• preposition

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What message do the white men who showed up at Melba’s house bring from the President?

• Don't send Melba back to Central High School

• Let her go back and she will be protected

• Integration isn't working, so we are going to stop

• Melba can go to school in Ohio if she leaves with us now

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1