The Little Rock Nine.

• Position: QUIZ

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. For the analysis section, refer to the article as needed.

CHECK COMPREHENSION

1. What finally allowed African-American students to integrate Little Rock's Central High School in late September 1957?

   a Governor Faubus ordered the crowd outside the school to disperse,

   b President Eisenhower sent federal troops to the school,

   c Local police volunteered to escort the students through the school's front door,

   d none of the above

2. The nine black students who integrated Central High School in 1957

   a were the only black students in the city interested in attending the school,

   b were chosen from a pool of 100 volunteers,

   c had sued the school in a Supreme Court case,

   d all lived in other states.

3. The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional under the --, which guarantees equal protection under the law.

   a First Amendment

   b Second Amendment

   c 13th Amendment

   d 14th Amendment

4. The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned the principle of

   a executive privilege,

   b military intervention,

   c separate but equal,

   d states' rights.

   ANALYZE THE TEXT

5. In paragraph 2 of the article, you can infer that when Elizabeth Eckford saw the Arkansas National Guard as she approached Central High School for the first time,

   a she recognized most of the guardsmen,

   b she knew they were planning to harass her.

   c she realized they did not want to be there,

   d she assumed they were there to protect her.

6. In the section "Segregation & the Supreme Court," the word sullen most nearly means

   a sulky and resentful,

   b excited and cheerful,

   c calm and brave,

   d sad and lonely.

7. Based on the article, why was the crowd at Central High School sullen on September 25, 1957?

   a President Eisenhower was addressing the crowd,

   b Violence had erupted In the crowd,

   c African-American students were integrating the school,

   d The U.S. Supreme Court had just ruled in Brown v. Board of Education.

8. What does the article describe as Governor Faubus's "final act of defiance"?

   a He closed Little Rock's public high schools for a year,

   b He sent federal troops home,

   c He placed Arkansas's National Guardsmen under federal control,

   d He arranged for one of the black students at Central High...