"A Mighty Long Way" Review

The president sent military troops to protect Carlotta and the other members of the Little Rock Nine.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Carlotta had the same military escort throughout her entire time at Central High School, and he protected her from almost every attack.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What kinds of things did the "troublemakers" do to harm Carlotta Walls?

• They would kick her in the leg.

• They would chant mean things in the halls.

• They would jab her in the arm.

• All of the above.

Carlotta says the insults she heard were "hurled from every corner of the halls like ___________" WHAT?

• Animals

• Rocks

• Fire

• Bubbles

Why did the Gazette assign a team of reporters to go to the school?

• A fight had happened.

• The military was leaving.

• To find out more about daily life at the school.

• The Little Rock Nine were asked to leave Central High School.

What did Ernie and Melba compare "each day" in Central High School to?

• A war

• A circus

• An internal battle

• A party

Why did the number of military troops decrease over time at Central High School?

• There was a new war breaking out.

• There was another school that needed them.

• The troops were told to leave for not following the rules.

• The federal government was happy with how "orderly" things were at Central High School

Why did Carlotta NOT use her school locker?

• Because she was given a smaller locker than the other students.

• Because she was never given a combination to her locker.

• Because her locker was HAUNTED!

• Because other students would break into her locker and vandalize it.

How did Carlotta feel when she walked into the school and "stepped across the threshold" at the end of Section 1?

• Excited

• Angry

• Calm

• Sick

Why was Carlotta so upset about the news report that came out about the Little Rock Nine in 'Section 5' of the story?

• They spelled her name wrong.

• The report was inaccurate.

• There wasn't a picture.

• It had grammar errors.