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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 does Kozol say lottery proceeds go towards?
(a) Welfare.
(b) Education.
(c) State revenue.
(d) State health system.
2. What is the population of the town of Sauget?
(a) 175.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 150.
3. How many teachers did Kozol's students in the urban Boston school have before he was assigned to teach their class?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.
4. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.
5. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?
(a) America's Somalia.
(b) America's Soweto.
(c) America's Cuba.
(d) America's Bosnia.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?
2. What Supreme Court decision found that segregated education was unconstitutional because it was "inherently unequal"?
3. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?
4. In what year was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson rendered?
5. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?
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