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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. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?
(a) When they are fired from the chemical plants.
(b) When they breath toxic emission from the chemical plants.
(c) When they are hurt while working at the chemical plant.
(d) When they partake in chemical experiments at the plant.

2. What is the race of the non-white children in the accelerated classes at the school in Riverdale?
(a) African.
(b) Black.
(c) Asian.
(d) Hispanic.

3. When was this basic formula for today's education finance introduced?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1920s.

4. According to Kozol, what is the estimated worth of the education a child receives in the suburbs of New York?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $11,000.
(c) $13,000.
(d) $14,000.

5. Who said that Americans allow all of their children the things they need to compete at the highest levels of success?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Lord Acton.
(d) Martin Luther King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes state constitutions different than the U.S. Constitution in regards to education?

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

3. In what year did the three-judge federal district court in San Antonio make their decision regarding the Rodriguez case?

4. 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?

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

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