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Warriors Don't Cry Focal Passage 1 Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

During Melba's birth, she was so large the doctors had to use _____ to get her out.

a)

medicine

b)

forceps

c)

a lot of force

d)

an emergency C-section

2.

Melba was born on the day the (a)   bombed Pearl Harbor.

3.

The janitor at the hospital helped save Melba's life when he ______.

a)

cleaned her wound with his supplies

b)

performed a life-saving surgery

c)

forced the doctors to give Melba medicine

d)

tells Melba's mother what he overheard the surgeon tell the nurse

4.

How old was Melba when she remembers having her first real bout with segregation?

a)

15 years old

b)

5 years old

c)

65 years old

d)

6 years old

5.

Where was Melba when she experienced her first real experience with segregation?

a)

Central High School

b)

Fourth of July picnic

c)

Grocery Store

d)

Hospital

6.

The setting of this memoir is the state of

(a)  

7.

How does Melba react to concessionaire at Fair Park?

a)

confused

b)

angry

c)

afriad

d)

excited

8.

What does the concessionaire mean when he says, “there’s no space for you here”?

a)

He means that Melba can’t ride because she is black.

b)

He means that Melba can't ride because she is a girl.

c)

He means Melba can't ride because she is too small.

d)

He means Melba can't ride because she is white.

9.

Describe the tone of this focal passage.

a)

dark and ominous

b)

happy and hopeful

c)

grave yet hopeful

d)

this passage does not have a tone

10.

Reread/Skim pages 8-11 from “Early one Friday evening” to “a Sunday school student.” How does this conflict impact Melba?

a)

The conflict that Melba experience makes her want to write a book about her experience

b)

The conflict that Melba experience makes her a worrior

c)

The conflict that Melba experience makes her question her family’s ability to protect her from injustice.

d)

The conflict that Melba experience makes her want to attend a white school