A Mighty Long Way Chapter 10

Why did Carlotta choose to attend Michigan State University?

• She preferred the prospect of having snow in the winter.

• MSU was the first school to respond to her after the bad news from Antioch.

• There were less white people there.

Who was to blame for the explosion?

• Students from Central High

• Members of the Arkansas government

• Segregationists

• No one really knows

How did Central High school students treat Carlotta after the explosion?

• They ignored her.

• They were caring towards her.

• They became friends.

• None of the above.

Carlotta says, "Pull yourself up. ....Lift your head..and walk tall...Of course , no one ever said any this out loud...I'd seen it all my life..and now it was my turn to show that I'd learned their lessons well. Being stalwart didn't mean I wasn't curious .I always wanted to know what was going on." What does "stalwart" mean as it is used in the above excerpt?

• tired

• loyal and reliable

• passionate

• bored

Why did Carlotta's dad leave the house in Chapter 10?

• To find work

• To travel to New York

• To protest the treatment of Central students

• police take him in for questioning

What did Carlotta develop an art of doing in Chapter 10?

• being angry

• running errands

• sleeping

• listening

Why did she continue to go to Central after the events in Chapter 10.

• She was involved in many after-school activities.

• She felt more than ever she had a right to be there at Central.

• She didn't care about school at all.

• No other school would accept her.

Did Carlotta's father participate in the explosion?

• Yes, he was angry with segregationists

• No, He was being wrongly accused.

How did people from around the world respond to Carlotta and the explosion?

• they sent heartwarming and encouraging letters and telegrams

• they sent supplies to help fix the window

• they went to jazz concerts

• they became frightened for their own lives