<p> WARRIORS DON’T CRY BY: MELBA PATILLO BEALS CHAPTERS 1-3 REVIEW QUESTIONS</p><p>DIRECTIONS: Answer each of the following in COMPLETE SENTENCES.</p><p>Introduction and Chapter 1:</p><p>1. Explain why it took Beals 35 years to write her story.</p><p>2. Explain Beals’s birth and near-death experience as a new baby.</p><p>3. Describe Beals merry-go-round disappointment.</p><p>4. There is a simile on p. 5-6; explain what it means.</p><p>5. Grandma India says, “…freedom is a state of mind.” Evaluate this statement.</p><p>6. At the end of Ch. 1, Beals expresses her concern about the adults in her life. What can you infer about her observations? Chapter 2:</p><p>7. What is foreshadowing? How is it used at the beginning of Ch. 2?</p><p>8. Who is Marissa? Explain why Beals is afraid of her. How does Marissa become a “hero”?</p><p>9. Explain the conflict between Mr. and Mrs. Patillo. What is the outcome?</p><p>10. Explain why Marissa seems to understand the terrifying situation much better than Melba. What does that say about society as a whole?</p><p>11. Evaluate Central High’s plan of integration. </p><p>12. Who is Orval Faubus? Explain his connection to integration of schools in Little Rock.</p><p>13. Beals calls Cincinnati, OH, “…the promised land.” Explain why. Give 3 examples.</p><p>14. What is the allusion at the end of Ch. 2?</p><p>Chapter 3:</p><p>15. Name/briefly describe the 9 members of “The Little Rock Nine”. 16. Name 5 things the 9 had in common.</p><p>17. Who is Vince?</p><p>18. Describe the governor’s words on p. 28. What is your opinion of his statement? Explain.</p><p>19. Who/What is Mr. Higgenbottom? Explain why Grandma gets it.</p><p>20. Who is Virgil Blossom? What is his significance to the story?</p><p>21. Explain who Ronald Davies is and his significance.</p><p>22. Explain the Pattillo family’s mood throughout Ch. 3; explain why.</p>