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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alice's friends and family refuse to discuss with her?
(a) Busing issues.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her children's actions.
(d) Politics.

2. What idea does Chapter 15 say Alice McGoff did not like?
(a) Reelecting the school board.
(b) Disbanding the bus driver union.
(c) Mandatory busing.
(d) Desegregation.

3. Who appeared in Charleston and faced deep resentment, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) Kevin White.

4. Who did the Powder Keg group start to contact after being unsatisfied with the treatment received from city hall and the courts?
(a) The governor's office.
(b) The President.
(c) Their congressmen.
(d) The Senate.

5. Where did Alice McGoff enroll three of her children in order to avoid busing?
(a) In a home school program.
(b) Catholic schools.
(c) In inner city Boston.
(d) In a suburban school district.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tradition did the Powder Keg group renew, according to Chapter 23?

2. What meeting did Alice McGoff start to attend, according to Chapter 15?

3. What college did Joan McKechnie attend?

4. What school did Rachel Twymon's children attend, according to Chapter 8?

5. What did Danny join against his mother's will?

(see the answer key)

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