Chapter 8: A Mighty Long Way

Who ordered the Little Rock school district to proceed with integration?

• President Eisenhower

• The Supreme Court (decision read by Chief Justice Earl Warren)

• Governor Faubus

• Daisy Bates

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Why did Governor Faubus shut down the public high schools in Little Rock?

• To stop integration

• To stop the mob from gathering and becoming violent.

• To stop segregation from continuing

• To give the school district more time to implement integration

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Why did Carlotta feel guilty?

• She wanted to drop out of Central.

• She was secretly dating a white boy.

• She cheated on her correspondence courses.

• She believed her family was struggling because of her.

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Carlotta took correspondence courses to continue her junior year. What are correspondence courses?

• Classes where the work is mailed to students and they mail it back when it is completed.

• Online classes

• College classes done from home

• Courses where you learn from real world experiences.

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What did the new police chief, Eugene G. Smith, do when they segregationist crowd in front of Central go unruly on the first day of school Carlotta's senior year?

• joined the protest and participated in the unruly behavior

• ordered firemen to open their hoses on them

• used tear gas on the crowd

• threatened to have everyone arrested if they didn't go home

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Even though the schools were closed, what went on as scheduled?

• weekly protests

• school dances

• high school football

• weekend party at students' homes

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Who is Dinah Washington?

• Carlotta's best friend.

• The relative who took Carlotta in so she could go to school.

• The lawyer who defended Carlotta in court.

• A singer Carlotta snuck out to see in Chicago.

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Which one of the Little Rock Nine returned to Central other than Carlotta?

• Minniejean

• Ernest

• Melba

• Jefferson

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Why did Carlotta go to Cleveland and Chicago?

• To be honored by the NAACP

• To work to help support her family

• To go to school and continue her junior year

• To receive the scholarships for college

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How many black students were accepted to white schools when the schools were reopened?

• 60

• 10

• 2

• 8

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