Chapter 3 AMLW

Based on the phrase, Carlotta's character is inferred to be ____.

• The reader can infer that Carlotta was naive for thinking that going to school at Central would not cause problems for herself and her family.

• The reader can infer that Carlotta was confident that she had made the right decision to attend Central

• The reader can infer that Carlotta was arrogant for wanting to go to an all white school.

• The reader can infer that Carlotta was selfish for deciding to go to Central without thinking about the consequences.

Part A: Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?

• A. The decision to attend Central was a monumental decision that Carlotta sought guidance from her parents about.

• B. Carlotta based her decision to apply for Central on her desire to attend Arkansas AM&N.

• C. Carlotta decided to attend Central, because it provided her access to a better education and would give her access to more options for college.

• D. Central was closer to Carlotta’s home and had more competitive athletic options for her.

Which details from the text best supports your response to Part A?

• They had told me all of my life that a good education was paramount and that I should always strive for better.

• Central High, that grand building looming in the distance as I walked to school practically every day, now would open its doors to me.

• When I made it home from school that afternoon, I didn’t even mention my decision to my parents.

• I knew I could get into Philander Smith or Arkansas AM&N, but I couldn’t help wondering how much wider my options for college would be if I attended Central and suddenly had all of its resources available to me.

Based on her actions at the end of p. 44 and other things you know about Carlotta, which of the following best describes her character?

• Happy and easily pacified.

• Easily angered and frustrated

• Empathetic, yet curious.

• Eager and enthusiastic

Part B: List two cited details from the text to support your answer on why Carlotta is enthusiastic and eager.

• My decision was made. When the sign up sheet got to me, I eagerly wrote down my name.

• “Just the idea of attending a school where everything was new—the building, the classrooms, the labs, the lockers—was exciting.”

• “I thought I had made a simple decision to go to a different school.”

• Then one day before the end of the school year, I was sitting in my homeroom class when the teacher made an announcement: Central High School would be integrating in the fall.

Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court had ordered schools to integrate, it was really about to happen in Little Rock.  But you wouldn’t have known that there was anything special about this moment.

Which of these most likely describes why the author included this information? (RL 8.5)

• The author wanted to share her best memories from attending Central High School.

• The author wanted to provide details about why attending Central High School was important to Carlotta.

• The author wanted to inform the reader about why attending Central High School was crucial in the text.

• The author wanted to describe a scene of how grand Central High School was in comparison to Dunbar.

What do you think the phrase calculated choice means in this context? Select two options.

• To show that Carlotta did not carefully make her decision about going to Central.

• To show that Carlotta did not comprehend the importance of her decision.

• To show that Central was the better choice for high school.

• To show that Carlotta did not see the need to discuss her decision with her family

• To show how Carlotta depended on her families opinion about all decisions.

By the end of the chapter, how does the meaning of “birth of a tiger” change from figurative to literal?

• A) Carlotta physically experiences the dangers of integration, making her survival instincts real.

• B) She adopts a pet tiger, making the phrase take on a literal meaning.

• C) She loses her courage and decides to leave Central High.

• D) The phrase remains purely figurative throughout the chapter.

• E) Carlotta realizes she must stay strong, but she has not yet faced any real danger.

1. What type of figurative language is the phrase "birth of a tiger" an example of?

• SIMILE

• PERSONIFICATION

• HYPERBOLE

• METAPHOR

1. In A Mighty Long Way, Chapter 3, Carlotta Walls describes the moment as “the birth of a tiger.” What does this phrase most likely mean in the context of the story?

• A literal reference to a tiger being born in the wild.

• A warning about the dangers of entering a new environment.
  

• A moment of strength and determination being awakened. 

•  A reference to a pet she once owned.