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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 college did Joan McKechnie attend?
(a) Wheaton College.
(b) Washington College for Girls.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Boston College.

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

3. Who did the Powder Keg group meet in Washington?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Alexander McKena.
(c) Tip O'Neill.
(d) Ted Kennedy.

4. What was the community successful in doing in 1975, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Re-segregating the school.
(b) Having Colin Diver fired.
(c) Ousting Mayor White.
(d) Keeping Charlestown High School from being a magnet.

5. Where did Cassandrea Twymon go to school after the busing started, according to Chapter 16?
(a) Charlestown High.
(b) St Patrick's.
(c) Brighton High.
(d) South End High.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alice McGoff enroll three of her children in order to avoid busing?

2. What was John McKechnie's profession?

3. Where was Ben Diver originally from, according to Chapter 7?

4. Who was Joseph McKechnie?

5. What was Alice unable to afford, according to Chapter 23?

(see the answer key)

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