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1. What did Melba do before she got in her mother's car for the first day of school at Central High School in Little Rock?

On her first day at Central High, Melba walked through the wet grass getting stains on her saddle shoes. Normally when she did this, her grandmother would pull her back inside to polish her shoes again. Melba wondered if she wanted a reason not to go to school.

2. How did Melba arrive to Central High School on her third attempt?

On Melba's third attempt at going to school at Central High School, she arrived with the 101st Airborne Division, federal troops known as the "Screaming Eagles." She rode in an army car guarded by jeeps with guns mounted on their hoods and helicopters flying overhead.

3. When the author arrived for the 1987 reunion, what was the most astounding evidence that things had changed?

According to the author, what showed her most that things had changed since she had been one of nine to integrate Central High was being welcomed from then Arkansas governor Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary. All the Little Rock Nine spent time at the governor's mansion being entertained, which made the author feel special.

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