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English: Spring Exam- Warriors Don't Cry ONLY
English Final 2017
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English
8th Grade
05/20/2017

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Who was the only one to graduate from Central?
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Ernest Green
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Why did Link's family not take care of his nanny?
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His father said that blacks were use to doing without
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How did Mother Lois get her job back when they fired her at school?
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She told the church bishops and they told the newspapers.
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Who wanted to sing in Glee club?
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Minnijean Brown
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What happens to Grandma India at the end of the story?
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she died of leukemia
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Which student was going to kill Melba near the end of the story?
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Andy
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What advice did Link give Melba?
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When you lose your focus you start to make mistakes and learn how to protect yourself
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"Dignity is a state of mind... that no one can take away unless you allow them." Who said this?
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Grandma India and Mother Lois
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Why did Link help Melba?
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He was trying to save her life, He wanted to save his senior year, and save Central's reputation
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Who had a heart condition?
Definition
Thelma Mothershed
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Who got expelled?
Definition
Minnijean Brown
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Who told Melba she had to change the rules of the game?
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Grandma India
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Who saved Melba from being raped?
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Marissa, her neighbor
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What year did the decision to integrate pass?
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1954
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What was the importance of Thurgood Marshall?
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He won the Brown vs. Board of Education case
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What was freedom to Melba?
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Going to wrestling matches and writing in her journal
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Who called Melba a warrior? Why?
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Grandma India, because she was on the battlefield for her Lord.
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What was Melba's New Year's resolution?
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to survive the year
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What was the first time Melba experienced segregation?
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when she was born and the nurse wouldn't help her
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Why was going to Cincinnati important?
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It was her first taste of being equal to whites
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