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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. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Colin Powell.
(d) Ron Brown.

2. What are two of the problems that Vernon Dover, principal of Pyne Point Junior High, tells Kozol exist at his school?
(a) Low teacher salaries and space.
(b) Dropouts and low teacher salaries.
(c) Low enrollment and traunt students.
(d) Dropouts and space.

3. According to Kozol, whose responsibility is it to supply all children with equally good schools?
(a) The parents.
(b) The teachers.
(c) The government.
(d) The school administrators.

4. Where do most of the motivated children at Morris High School plan to go after they graduate?
(a) The military.
(b) To work.
(c) Community college.
(d) Technical school.

5. Why was Kozol fired from his teaching job in the urban Boston school?
(a) For taking students on a field trip without parental permission.
(b) For teaching poetry that was not on the approved list.
(c) For leaving students unattended.
(d) For challenging the administration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Camden ranked in terms of its number of poor people as compared to other states in the U.S.?

2. What court decision found that segregated institutions for black people could exist as long as they were equal to those open to white people?

3. At Mary McLeod Bethune School, what does the gospel teacher accuse the children of doing if they fail to sing properly?

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

5. What does Sister Julia say that the nicest house in the Villa Griffin homes is used for?

(see the answer key)

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