Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Asvab / Paragraph Comprehension 5

On February 3, 1956, Autherine Lucy became the  first African-American student to attend the University  of Alabama, although the dean of women  refused to allow Autherine to live in a university  dormitory. White students rioted in protest of her  admission, and the federal government had to  assume command of the Alabama National Guard  in order to protect her. Nonetheless, on her first  day in class, Autherine bravely took a seat in the  front row. She remembers being surprised that the  professor of the class appeared not to notice she  was even in class. Later she would appreciate his  seeming indifference, as he was one of only a few  professors to speak out in favor of her right to  attend the university.