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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, "Life on the Mississippi: East St. Louis, Illinois,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) To let the voices, judgments, and longings of children be heard.
(b) To compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.
(c) To show parents' views of the American school system.
(d) To let teachers discuss the low pay they receive for such a demanding job.

2. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the school located in the Boston suburbs?
(a) 23.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

3. What is the racial makeup of 98 percent of the population in East St. Louis?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Chinese.

4. How did Kozol choose the cities that he visited?
(a) There was no special logic in the cities he chose to visit.
(b) He visited cities where he had familiy.
(c) He visited cities with a high rate of infant mortality.
(d) He chose cities that had were ranked as the most dangerous.

5. How many non-white students does Kozol say attended most of the urban schools he visited?
(a) 97 to 100 percent.
(b) 95 to 97 percent.
(c) 90 to 99 percent.
(d) 95 to 99 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education made?

2. How many teachers did Kozol's students in the urban Boston school have before he was assigned to teach their class?

3. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?

4. What is the population of the town of Sauget?

5. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?

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