WorksheetsWarriors Don't Cry Ch. 7
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Melba expect she would read in the newspapers at the beginning of the day?
a)
Integration would be halted again.
b)
Governor Faubus was arresting the black students.
c)
Central High School would welcome the new students.
d)
One of the black students was killed by protesters.
2.
How did Melba go to school in the beginning of the chapter?
a)
She didn't. School was cancelled.
b)
She road in her mother's car.
c)
She walked.
d)
She rode in the car with Mr. Smith.
3.
Why didn't she go directly to school?
a)
They were afraid protesters would attack the students.
b)
One of the students forgot her lunch.
c)
Someone was blocking the way with hate signs.
d)
She wanted to avoid the photographers from the paper.
4.
Which of the following was true about the people standing outside the school?
a)
The crowds were protesters shouting hateful things about the students.
b)
The crowds were mostly made up of newspaper reporters.
c)
The crowds were Civil Rights activists protecting the students.
d)
The crowds were white students who wanted to start school.
5.
How did Melba feel about starting at Central High School?
a)
Relieved
b)
Frustrated
c)
Terrified
d)
Exhausted
6.
How did the white woman treat Melba on Melba's first day?
a)
She called her names and slapped her.
b)
She cleared the way for Melba to get through the hall safely.
c)
She told Melba to be strong and then walked away.
d)
She ignored Melba.
7.
How did the students respond to Melba being in their classroom?
a)
They treated her as if she were just another person.
b)
They moved away and made threats.
c)
They ignored her completely.
d)
They turned her desk to face the wall.
8.
Which of the following things did NOT happen during gym class?
a)
Melba was elbowed in the jaw by a student.
b)
Students were trying to hit her with the volleyball.
c)
A crowd of white mothers started charging at Melba.
d)
The gym teacher told Melba to go inside the building.
9.
How did Melba feel about her teacher, Mrs. Pickwick on the first day?
a)
Mrs. Pickwick was an angry, hateful person.
b)
Mrs. Pickwick was too small to control her class.
c)
Mrs. Pickwick was intent on running a normal class.
d)
Mrs. Pickwick was unaware of what was going on in class.
10.
How did Melba's first day in school go?
a)
She was harassed by practically every person she met.
b)
She made one friend in her guide who protected her.
c)
She discovered most white people were nice.
d)
All her teachers assumed she was a trouble maker.
11.
What unexpected event happened before lunch?
a)
Parents broke through the barricades to attack the students.
b)
A bomb threat was called on the school and everyone needed to evacuate.
c)
A riot broke out in the hallways when students started fires in trashcans.
d)
Thelma's heart started to fail, but the ambulance couldn't get to the school.
12.
When dealing with the angry mobs, which of the following was considered by the white administrators?
a)
Start a fire drill to force everyone to leave the building.
b)
Send one of the black students out as a sacrifice.
c)
Send all the black students out together and hope for the best.
d)
Force 2 white students to accompany each black student off school grounds.
13.
How did the Little Rock Nine leave the first day of school?
a)
They got into cars that drove straight through the crowds.
b)
An ambulance came up to drive the students safely away.
c)
The students were escorted out by classmates.
d)
The students huddled together and walked themselves home.
14.
When Melba's mother asked her what happened to her leg, what did Melba do?
a)
She said the white students pushed her down.
b)
She said she got it when the crowd threw a rock and hit her.
c)
She said she fell down and didn't tell why.
d)
She said she didn't know how it happened.
15.
What did the mob do when they were unable to reach the students?
a)
They attacked reporters, both black and white.
b)
They went into the school and started breaking windows and doors.
c)
They set fire to the cars in the parking lot.
d)
They marched through the streets looking for the students' homes.
16.
What did Melba do when people would threaten or insult her?
a)
She would hit back.
b)
She would laugh in their faces.
c)
She would say thank you.
d)
She would sing, "We Shall Overcome."
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