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Warriors Don't Cry
Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patillo Beals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who does Melba look up to? | Grandma India |
| What was her mother one of the first to do? | One of the first blacks to interrogate Arkansas. Graduated in 1954. |
| When was Melba born? | Pearl Harbor Day December 7, 1941 |
| What went wrong with Melba's birth? | When the doctors were delivering her with forceps, they injured her scalp, which was followed with an infection. |
| After finding white doctors who could treat her, why didn't Melba become completely better? | None of the nurses treated her with Epsom salts and warm water after her surgery. |
| When was the first time Melba was exposed to segregation? | At five years old, she went to a Fourth of July picnic. She went to a merry-go-round, but was then yelled at for being colored and could not ride. |
| Who are Melba's parents and what did they do? | Mother Lois was a teacher and Father Howell was a hostler's helper for Missouri Pacific Railroad. |
| Who is Conrad? | Melba's brother. |
| What did Mother Lois constantly remind her husband to do? | If Howell have finished college, he would have a professional job that paid more. |
| What happened when the Patillo family went to the market? | The grocer, Mr. Waylan. overcharged them over $22. When the family tried to speak up, they were then yelled at. |
| What did Grandma India used to do? | Work as a maid for a white family. |
| What did Melba's teacher do on the day the Brown v. Board of Education ruled the Supreme court? | Her teacher dismissed the class early and warned them to stay in groups and not alone. |
| Who is Marissa? | A 16(ish) girl who sometimes attacks Melba on the way home from school. However, teachers considered her retarded. |
| What happened to Melba on the way home on the day of the Brown v. Board of Education? | A white man tried to rape her. |
| Who saved Melba from rape? | Marissa. |
| Why did Melba's parents divorce? | Mother Lois grew tired of constantly trying to get Father Howell to finish his university courses. |
| Why did the Melba go to Cincinnati, Ohio? | To visit Great- Uncle Clancy. |
| How many negro students interrogated Central High School? (including Melba) | 9 in total |
| Who were the Nine Students? | Ernest Green (a senior) Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Minnijean Brown, Carlotta Walls, Gloria Ray, and Melba. |
| Which student had a heart problem? | Thelma |
| What happened on the first day of school? | Segregationists crowded around the school and ran after Melba and her mother. Elizabeth was stuck in the crowd |
| What did Grandma India do after getting many threats? | Stood guard with a shotgun at night. |
| Who was Melba's first boyfriend? | Vince. |
| Who is Mrs. Huckaby? | The vice-principal for girls. |
| Who was Jess Mathews? | The Central High Principal |
| What happened Melba's Gym class? (second First day) | The crowd jumped the fence and ran after Melba. |
| Why wasn't Melba able to finish school? (Second first day) | The crowd outside of the school broke the barricades and it was no longer safe for the kids. |
| What happened after the (second) first day of school? | The 101st Airborne Division was sent to Central for protection. |
| What is the name of the 101st soldier who protected Melba? | Danny. |
| Why couldn't Melba get help from other officials is she was harassed? | The rule was they would only take charge if there was an adult witness (other than a soldier) |
| What happened when Melba tried to used the restroom? | She was locked in a stall and attacked with flaming paper. |
| What was thrown at Melbas' face that nearly destroyed her eyesight? | Acid |
| Who helped Melba when Acid was thrown in her face? | Danny rinsed her eyes with water. |
| What happened when the parents on the nine met with Superintendent Blossom? | Mother Lois interrupted to discuss the protection of the children against segregationist students. |
| What was Minnijean excluded from doing? | Auditioning for glee club and school show and other singing activities |
| Who was the only one who showed up to Melba's birthday party? | Vince. |
| Why didn't any of Melba's friends from Horace Mann show up? | Ann's Christmas party was the same day and they were too scared to go to her house. |
| Who told Melba why no one who go to her birthday? | Marsha. |
| Why couldn't Melba go with Vince to Ann party? | Two white men, Mutt and Jeff, stayed outside her house. |
| Why was Minnijean suspended? | During lunch white boys were verbally harassing her, as she tried to walk past one tripped her causing chili to spill on them. |
| Why was Minnijean expelled? | She was accused of attacking white students? |
| Where was Minnijean sent to after expulsion? | The NAACP officials gave Minnijean a scholarship to New Lincoln High School in New York and would live with the family of Dr. Kennath Clark, a psychologist. |
| Who was Andy? | A boy who harassed and threatened to kill Melba? |
| One day, after school, Melba was almost attacked by Andy. Who helped Melba escape? | Link. |
| How did Melba escape? | Link placed the keys on the trunk and pretended to help Andy, as a distraction, then Melba took the keys and the car home. |
| Why and how did Link help Melba? | Link attended segregationist meetings which provided information for Melba. He felt guilty and sad for the way people treat the negros. |
| Why were senior activities cancelled? | The officials thought trouble who occur due to interrogation. |
| Why did Link ask Melba for help? | He wanted to convince his Nana Healey to go see a doctor. |
| Who is Nana Healy? | Link's nanny who was with his family since she was a young girl. She then became sick with tuberculosis and was fired. |
| Why couldn't Mother Lois renew her teaching contract? | Because Melba attended Central High. It was a way for the segregationist to prevent Melba from finishing the school year. |
| How did Mother Lois get her job back? | She wrote to newspaper about her story and help from bishop O.J. Sherman. |
| Who was the first negro to graduate Central? | Ernie. |
| What did Link insist Melba to do? | Go with him to Harvard University. |
| What was the highest award the NAACP gave to the 9? | Spingarn Medal. |
| How did Grandma India die? | Grandma India was diagnosed with Leukemia. |
| After the court ruled that Central would stay interrogated, what did Governor Fabus do? | Close all the schools in Little Rock. |
| Who were the only two Negros that were admitted into Central after it reopened? | Carlotta Walls and Jefferson Thomas, who the graduated. |
| To finish her education, where did the NAACP send Melba sent to? | Dr. George McCabe and Carol McCabe in Santa Rosa. They were Quakers with four children who believed in race equality. |
| Where did Melba attend college? | University of San Francisco and Columbia's State University School of Journalism . |
| Who was Melba's husband and how did they meet? | John was Melba's husband. She met him when he went on a date with her roommate Mary. |
| Why did Melba divorce John? | He was a farmer and wanted her to be a housewife and have babies. |
| Who is Melba's daughter? | Kellie. |
| What did Melba want to become? | A news reporter. |
| Who is Mrs. Daisy Bates? | Arkansas state president of the NAACP. |
| Who was the important figure that hindered the 9 from going to central? | Governor Fabus. |
| What did Conrad grow up to become? | The first and only black captain of the Arkansas State Troopers. |
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