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WorksheetsWarriors Don't Cry Ch. 10-13
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Melba decide to do after her first full week at Central?
a)
Watch the news to see what the country thought.
b)
Ignore any news about integration.
c)
Write an editorial to send to the newspaper.
d)
Start a comic strip about her life.
2.
What did Melba get to do on the Sunday after her first full week at Central?
a)
Go on a date with Vince
b)
Break up with Vince
c)
Invite Minijean to come for dinner
d)
Invite Danny to come for dinner
3.
What was Melba's second Monday at school like?
a)
Things went smoothly for a change.
b)
The parents blocked the doors.
c)
The teachers didn't show up.
d)
The 101st didn't show up.
4.
What happened to Melba when she went to the restroom?
a)
A bunch of girls started throwing burning paper at her.
b)
A bunch of girls wrote threats on the mirrors.
c)
The girls locked the doors and punched and kicked Melba.
d)
The girls let a boy into the bathroom to embarrass Melba.
5.
Why did Danny take Melba to the water fountain?
a)
Melba was having an asthma attack.
b)
Someone threw acid in her face.
c)
Someone blew a bunch of sand into her eyes.
d)
He needed to tell her a secret.
6.
What is Danny's opinion about Melba?
a)
She needs to learn to defend herself.
b)
She needs to stop encouraging trouble.
c)
She needs to act mean to scare the White students.
d)
She put herself into this mess.
7.
Which group was NOT included in the NBC radio interview?
a)
Those who supported segregation
b)
The Little Rock 9
c)
Those who had no problem with integration.
d)
The 101st Airborn
8.
Which of the following was NOT a rumor that the white students had heard about the black students?
a)
Integration was a plot to let black people marry white people
b)
The black students wanted to rule over the whites
c)
The black students were paid to go to Central
d)
The black students were trying to get black teachers into Central
9.
What was Melba's strategy in getting through her school day after the radio interview?
a)
Warriors keep moving.
b)
Warriors don't whine; they win.
c)
Warriors fight back.
d)
Warriors have no fear.
10.
What happened as the 101st became less visible in Central?
a)
More students started to be kinder
b)
More students started speaking up for the Little Rock 9
c)
More violent episodes took place
d)
More protests happened in the streets
11.
How did the superintendent address Mother Lois's concerns about the safety of the students?
a)
He ignored her after saying it wasn't her business
b)
He told her to come up with her own plan
c)
He had her removed from the meeting
d)
He told her there were no issues and she was lying
12.
What was Minnijean's talent?
a)
Singing
b)
Dancing
c)
Painting
d)
Writing
13.
How did Ernie face the troubles in Central?
a)
He fights back.
b)
He ignores it.
c)
He vandalizes the school.
d)
He starts drinking.
14.
When Minnijean wanted to share her talents, what did the other black students suggest?
a)
Go for it, it will show the white students that we're real people.
b)
You will only get all of us into more trouble if you do this.
c)
If the reporters hear about it, maybe something good will happen here.
d)
It is dangerous for you to make yourself a target like this.
15.
Which of the following descriptions fits what the Black community thinks of Melba?
a)
She likes suffering and doing without.
b)
She asks for trouble.
c)
She wants people to feel bad for her.
d)
She is a model citizen.
16.
Why did Minnijean not share her talents?
a)
The other black students talked her out of it.
b)
Her mother threatened to pull her from Central.
c)
Danny sat her down and talked with her.
d)
The talent committee refused to let her.
17.
What happened on Melba's sixteenth birthday party?
a)
None of her friends showed up.
b)
Vince broke up with her.
c)
Danny showed up with a gift.
d)
A bunch of white students crashed the party.
18.
Which of the following things happened in the cafeteria?
a)
Melba threw her milk at a girl who was teasing her.
b)
Thelma tripped and spilled her soup on the principal.
c)
Minnijean spilled her chilli on boys who were teasing her.
d)
White students started throwing food at the Little Rock 9.
19.
Who was the surprise guest at Melba's house on Christmas?
a)
Papa Will
b)
President Eisenhower
c)
Danny
d)
Central High's principal
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