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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. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

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

3. Which one of the following does Kozol not mention as a place where the men in East St. Louis go when they disappear from the community?
(a) The military.
(b) College.
(c) Prison.
(d) Living on the streets.

4. How many banks did the Tribune say were located in North Lawndale?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kozol, what statistic does New York find hard to track?

2. Which two poets did Kozol expose the children in the urban district to?

3. What religious order helps to operate a mission at the Villa Griffin homes?

4. What term does Harper describe as "you crawl along the street and look for rocks. You look for rocks that other people spill. You crawl along your knees..."

5. How much money does Irl Soloman say he would earn by teaching one of the schools in the suburbs of St. Louis?

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