Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Final Test - Easy

J. Anthony Lukas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rachel's children was put on probation after being arrested?
(a) Steve.
(b) Robert.
(c) Rachel.
(d) George.

2. Who were roaming the places where children were playing in the South End neighborhood, according to Chapter 22?
(a) Drug dealers.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Police patrols.
(d) Homeless people.

3. What happened in Boston in 1976?
(a) The Jude Market reopened.
(b) The town bicentennial.
(c) The busing system collapsed.
(d) Parents began to protest violently.

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

5. What happened to the Methunion Manor project?
(a) It closed.
(b) It sold to a media company.
(c) It went bankrupt.
(d) It accepted only white applicants.

6. Who called for police when a group threatened to burn Alva's house?
(a) A retired officer.
(b) An undercover officer.
(c) A concerned neighbor.
(d) Alva's husband.

7. What position was Boston's Mayor, Kevin White, offered in Chapter 28?
(a) The economy secretary.
(b) The vice-presidential spot.
(c) An ambassadorial position.
(d) The defense secretary.

8. What project was Billy McGoff active in, according to Chapter 17?
(a) Project 86.
(b) Project 6.
(c) Project 96.
(d) Project 76.

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

10. What were Alva and her husband trying to buy, in Chapter 25?
(a) A house.
(b) A car.
(c) A store.
(d) A computer.

11. What stores rented the commercial space in the Methunion Manor building, according to Chapter 21?
(a) Soul Center and Sears.
(b) McDonalds and Sears.
(c) Head Start and a Soul Center.
(d) Dillons and Burger King.

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

13. What did Bob Murphy make clear when he became headmaster?
(a) Desegregation was a bad thing.
(b) Segregation was his goal.
(c) Blacks would not be forced out of school.
(d) White students would get a better education.

14. What tradition did the Powder Keg group renew, according to Chapter 23?
(a) Town meetings.
(b) Violent protests.
(c) Hunger strikes.
(d) Sit-ins.

15. Whom does Chapter 23 says attended Powder Keg meetings regularly?
(a) Alice McGoff.
(b) Rachel Twymon.
(c) Joan Diver.
(d) Kevin White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Medeiros help while in Texas?

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

3. What did Cassandra Twymon's teachers think about her?

4. Who appeared in Charleston and faced deep resentment, according to Chapter 15?

5. Why did the demonstration Alice attended in Washington have low attendance?

(see the answer keys)

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