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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The dream deferred, Again, in San Antonio,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the press report soon after Kozol's visit to the Anacostia elementary school?
(a) A muder at the school.
(b) A lawsuit against the public schools in D.C.
(c) A prostitution round-up.
(d) Statistics about the D.C. dropout rate.

2. According to Kozol, how many people are supposed to be in PS261 at one time?
(a) 1100.
(b) 1000.
(c) 900.
(d) 800.

3. What type of facility is missing from Camden High School?
(a) A lunch facility.
(b) Teacher's lounge.
(c) Gym.
(d) Locker room.

4. How many years did Kozol spend visiting schools and speaking with children about their schools and neighborhoods?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What system of schools does Kozol say are highly attractive to more sophisticated parents, who are disproportionately white and middle class?
(a) The urban school system.
(b) The suburban school system.
(c) The magnet school system.
(d) The charter school system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the principal of Tunisia's school say she sees children doing in order to have something to eat at home?

2. According to Kozol, students in what racial group are more often categorized as retarded?

3. After speaking to the kindergarten class at PS79, Kozol learns that one of the African-American boys in the class travels how long each day to get to school?

4. Which city does Kozol point out as having a non-white administration for two years where conditions did not improve?

5. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?

(see the answer key)

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