Warriors Don't Cry- Chapter 8

Who shows up at Melba's door late at night?

• Messengers from the President of the United States

• Governor Faubus to apologize

The soldiers that are there to protect them are the 101st Airborne Division.

• True

• False

Danny, Melba's soldier, walks her through the halls to keep her safe and sits in her classes with her.

• True

• False

When Melba approaches her English teacher to ask for help due to the bullying, her teacher says, "___________."

• I will most certainly help you

• I will not do anything to please you people

Melba is thrilled when she walks into the cafeteria because she sees______.

• all of the white students welcoming her

• the smiling faces of the black ladies serving food

• her family waiting for her

A few white students sit with them at lunch and are friendly.

• True

• False

When Melba is confronted by the boys in the hallway who yell at her and slam her books onto the floor, ________.

• the soldiers handcuff and remove the boys

• more soldiers appear and slowly start walking towards them but don't engage with the boys

• the soldiers make the boys pick up the books and then take them to the office

• the soldiers just look the other way and ignore what is happening

When Melba is in French class, students spend the whole time discussing_______.

• suntanning

• cookies

• books

• Paris

At the end of the chapter, Melba is asked to_______.

• write what she is thinking for the newspaper

• make a video of her ordeal for the news

• speak to other students about her experiences

• never speak about what happened in the newspapers

When Melba used the restroom, _____________.

• the girls did not allow her in

• the girls threw her belongings out of the windows

• the girls wrote "N******, go home" on the mirror

• Danny accompanied her in to keep her safe