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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Quiz

Jonathan Kozol
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1)

What major difference did Warren Franczyk, principal at Mary McLeod Bethune School, say existed between Mary McLeod Bethune School in North Lawndale and the magnet schools that the city runs? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

The magnet schools have staff problems.
The magnet schools do not have staffing problems.
Mary McLeod Bethune is located next door to a chemical plant.
The magnet school receives more funding than Mary McLeod Bethune School.
2)

In what year did the three-judge federal district court in San Antonio make their decision regarding the Rodriguez case? (from Chapter 6, "The dream deferred, Again, in San Antonio,")

1975.
1977.
1971.
1973.
3)

According to Kozol, what is a major problem at Lawndale Elementary School? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

The children do not have recess.
The facilities are old and out-of-date.
The teachers lack adequate preperation.
The lack of quality books.
4)

According to Kozol, how are East St. Louis and Lawndale similar? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

The city government is the main employer.
The students have to attend mandatory summer school.
The urban schools have no books.
There is no industry there.
5)

Why does Du Sable High School's principal have a hard time retaining young teachers at his school? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

Because the suburban schools pay more money.
Because the school system curriculum is too strict.
Because young teachers would rather teach in private schools.
Because the older teachers have more freedom to be creative.
6)

How does the school administrator at Morris High School in the South Bronx encourage the supposedly slow children to express themselves? (from Chapter 3, "The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York,")

In theater.
Through interpretive dance.
By writing short stories.
By writing poetry.
7)

How much money did the Edgewood district spend per student? (from Chapter 6, "The dream deferred, Again, in San Antonio,")

$341.
$101.
$431.
$231.
8)

What happened to the Texas funding system in 1989? (from Chapter 6, "The dream deferred, Again, in San Antonio,")

It was found unconstitutional.
It remained the same.
It was found to be constitutional.
It was changed.
9)

What is the race of the non-white children in the accelerated classes at the school in Riverdale? (from Chapter 3, "The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York,")

Asian.
Black.
African.
Hispanic.
10)

How much money does Kozol say is spent on each child attending a rich, white, public school around Chicago? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

$6,000.
$7,000.
$8,000.
$9,000.
11)

At an elementary school in Anacostia, Kozol speaks with a young girl named Tunisia. What is not one of the things that Tunisia tell Kozol she would do if she had a lot of money? (from Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,")

Paint the dirty walls.
Buy curtains for her teacher.
Plant a flowerbox.
Buy new textbooks.
12)

According to Kozol, what does the city of New York supply each ghetto school with? (from Chapter 3, "The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York,")

Guns.
Police escorts.
Handcuffs.
Pepper spray.
13)

What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

Give presentations about the different schools in the area.
Send school representatives to parents homes.
Invite parents to school board meetings.
Offer the same printed materials to all parents.
14)

What are test scores in math and reading in America graded against? (from Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,")

A national standard.
An absolute standard.
A regional standard.
A norm or average.
15)

At Mary McLeod Bethune School, what does the gospel teacher accuse the children of doing if they fail to sing properly? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

Not loving the Lord.
Not studying the music.
Not practicing the songs at home.
Not liking the gospel teacher.
16)

What does the Wall Street Journal say has remained static while per-pupil spending has increased? (from Chapter 4, "Children of the City Invincible: Camden, New Jersey,")

Student attendance.
Student achievement.
Teacher retention rates.
The dropout rate.
17)

How much money does President H.W. Bush's alma-mater spend per student? (from Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,")

$14,000.
$12,000.
$11,000.
$13,000.
18)

What term does the principal at Camden High School give to the dividing up of the children based on their previous test results? (from Chapter 4, "Children of the City Invincible: Camden, New Jersey,")

Random selection.
Homogeneous grouping.
Selective grouping.
Heterogeneous grouping.
19)

What determines the amount of control the local school board can exercise? (from Chapter 6, "The dream deferred, Again, in San Antonio,")

The number of people on the board.
The school board regulations.
The amount of money the school board has.
The local administrators.
20)

What makes state constitutions different than the U.S. Constitution in regards to education? (from Chapter 6, "The dream deferred, Again, in San Antonio,")

The U.S. Constitution is specific in its reference to education.
The U.S. Constitution does not mention education.
State constitutions do not mention education.
State constitutions are specific in their reference to education.
21)

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? (from Chapter 3, "The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York,")

3 hours.
2 hours.
4 hours.
1 hour.
22)

What is the dropout rate for Woodrow Wilson High School? (from Chapter 4, "Children of the City Invincible: Camden, New Jersey,")

80%.
72%.
68%.
58%.
23)

What reason do students give Kozol for dropping out of school in New York? (from Chapter 3, "The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York,")

The did not get good grades.
They did not like their teachers.
They felt that school was not for them.
They felt unknown in their schools.
24)

What is the fate of Raymond Abbot long after the court's decision is rendered? (from Chapter 4, "Children of the City Invincible: Camden, New Jersey,")

He is a cocaine addict in jail.
He is a student at Rutgers University.
He is working full-time as a manager in a fast food resturant.
He is living on the streets.
25)

According to Carla Hawkins, Chicago's public schools are in short supply of what type of resource? (from Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,")

Teachers.
Supplies.
Funding .
Students.
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