View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kozol, students in what racial group are more often categorized as retarded?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Asian.

2. According to Kozol, students in what racial group are more often categorized with a speech disorder?
(a) Asian.
(b) Black.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) White.

3. According to Kozol, what is the estimated worth of the education a child receives in the inner city of New York?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $4,500.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $5,500.

4. What is one way not mentioned by Kozol's friend Elizabeth that poor people know that they are living in a rich society?
(a) Reading books.
(b) Movies.
(c) Advertisements.
(d) TV.

5. According to Harper, how does her teacher punish the children?
(a) By sending them to the principal's office.
(b) With a paddle.
(c) Detention.
(d) By standing in the corner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the principal at PS79 say he will have to do if more students enroll at his school?

2. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?

3. Why did Sam Morgan, principal of East St. Louis High, not attend the school as a student?

4. According to sister Julia, why were classes never held at the newly constructed Jefferson School?

5. What does John Coons of the University of California, Berkeley say all children technically are?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 288 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample