A Mighty Long Way Ch. 5-7

Alex Wilson and Moses Newsman were ___________ attacked by the mob outside the school.

• newspapermen

• teachers

• students

• parents

Who was Mrs. Huckaby?

• a parent of one of the Little Rock Nine

• an English teacher and vice principal

• a friend of Carlotta's mother

• a babysitter

How were the group of boys that liked to torment the black students described?

• as a group of students who had earned top honors in high school

• as a group of boys who shared the same interests

• as members of the football team

• as slick-haired boys with black leather jackets

What happened when the uniformed officer knocked on Mrs. Reiman's door?

• he announced that one of the black students had been killed

• a fight broke out

• Carlotta was asked to take her things and leave the room

• the white students threw tomatoes at him

What did Eisenhower do in response to the situation at Little Rock?

• he sent troops from the 101st Airborne

• he closed the schools

• he refused to allow the black students to attend

• he fired the principal at Little Rock

What did the band of boys do to Carlotta?

• they spit on her

• they broke her arm

• they tore her backpack

• they refused to let her in the classroom

What did Carlotta use to her advantage to protect her from the students in the hall?

• a closet

• the bathroom

• her locker door

• the walls

In class, the students would taunt Carlotta by __________.

• spitting at her or pouring glue in her seat

• ripping the pages from her textbook

• stealing her backpack

• hiding her desk

Where did the Little Rock Nine go after school?

• the soda shop

• the football field

• the principal's office

• the Bates' home

Describe the girl who stepped on Carlotta's heels.

• blonde cheerleader

• Student Council President

• redheaded and pale-skinned

• girlfriend of the quarterback