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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Medeiros not close to, according to Chapter 20?
(a) Rich people.
(b) Politicians.
(c) White people.
(d) Scholars.

2. Who received the Democratic nomination in 1972, according to Chapter 28?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Ted Kennedy.
(c) McGovern.
(d) Kevin White.

3. Who was the Boston Globe editor in 1974?
(a) Colin Diver.
(b) Alex Roberts.
(c) Alice McGoff.
(d) Tim Winship.

4. What happened to the applicants requesting commercial space at the Methunion Manor?
(a) They were rejected.
(b) They were beaten.
(c) They were asked to pay upfront.
(d) They were accepted.

5. What education did Wayne Twymon pursue?
(a) Law.
(b) He dropped out of school.
(c) Police Academy.
(d) Medical School.

6. Where did Alice McGoff enroll three of her children in order to avoid busing?
(a) In a home school program.
(b) Catholic schools.
(c) In a suburban school district.
(d) In inner city Boston.

7. Who was arrested for threatening to burn Alva's house?
(a) William J. Flaherty.
(b) William J. Flaherty and Mike Roger.
(c) Stephen Mulrey and William J. Flaherty.
(d) Stephen Mulrey and Sally Murley.

8. Who was Alva's husband?
(a) Otis Bednam.
(b) Steve Olver.
(c) Roger Hicks.
(d) Mike Bedman.

9. Where did Cassandrea Twymon go to school after the busing started, according to Chapter 16?
(a) Charlestown High.
(b) South End High.
(c) St Patrick's.
(d) Brighton High.

10. What issue did Kevin White always try to avoid, according to Chapter 28?
(a) The sewage problem.
(b) The school segregation issue.
(c) Violence in Boston inner city.
(d) Desegregation.

11. Why was United Way targeted by protesters, according to Chapter 19?
(a) It was financing black organizations.
(b) It was financing segregation politicians.
(c) It was laying off workers.
(d) It had contributed to financing the busing.

12. What position was David Dretler appointed to, in Chapter 21?
(a) Receiver in bankruptcy.
(b) CEO of United Way.
(c) Chief of Police.
(d) President of Methunion Manor.

13. Who received a threatening call on March 1976, according to Chapter 26?
(a) Alva.
(b) Rachel Twymun.
(c) Lisa McGoff.
(d) Colin Cover.

14. What prison sentence did Rachel's son Frederick get?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2.5 years.
(c) 15 to 20 years.
(d) 8 months.

15. Who was Cardinal Medeiros's predecessor?
(a) Cardinal Cushing.
(b) Cardinal Hersel.
(c) Cardinal Totil.
(d) Cardinal Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Powder Keg group meet in Washington?

2. What happened on October 7, 1974, at the Boston Globe, according to Chapter 24?

3. What happened to the Methunion Manor project?

4. Who was Alice protesting in front of, according to Chapter 19?

5. What did the Kiernan Commission decide, according to Chapter 20?

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