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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Owen Kirk move to Roodstown, according to Chapter 6?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1806.
(d) 1801.

2. What does Chapter 9 say was outlawed in 1965?
(a) Forced desegregation.
(b) Owning a gun.
(c) The busing system.
(d) The de facto school segregation in Massachusetts.

3. What did the Kiernan Commission decide, according to Chapter 20?
(a) Boston schools were not racially imbalanced.
(b) Boston mayor commited perjury.
(c) Boston's busing was illegal.
(d) Boston schools were racially imbalanced.

4. When did Arthur Garrity release his decision in the civil right case mentioned in Chapter 14?
(a) July 21, 1974.
(b) June 21, 1974.
(c) June 2, 1974.
(d) June 21, 1975.

5. What category of people wanted to move to South End in the early 70s?
(a) African-Americans.
(b) Young professionals.
(c) Retirees.
(d) Teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bernie Kirk marry, according to Chapter 6?

2. What happened to Ted Landsmark, in Chapter 17?

3. Why did Louise Day Hicks want to get into public office?

4. Where did Colin live in Chapter 11?

5. When did Arthur Garrity become a judge?

(see the answer key)

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