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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 Bob Murphy make clear when he became headmaster?
(a) Blacks would not be forced out of school.
(b) White students would get a better education.
(c) Desegregation was a bad thing.
(d) Segregation was his goal.

2. How old was Bernard Kirk when his mother and sister died?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 4 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 6 years old.

3. Who was the Boston Globe editor in 1974?
(a) Tim Winship.
(b) Colin Diver.
(c) Alex Roberts.
(d) Alice McGoff.

4. What meeting did Alice McGoff start to attend, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Meetings of the city council.
(b) Meetings of the school board.
(c) Meetings to fight the busing.
(d) Meetings of the segretation movement.

5. How did Colin Diver avoid the draft?
(a) His father was a politician.
(b) By pretending to be homosexual.
(c) By having two left feet.
(d) By being a student and a father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened on October 7, 1974, at the Boston Globe, according to Chapter 24?

2. What did Rachel Twymon not know about four of her sons when she opened her store one morning in Chapter 2?

3. Why did Alice McGoff lose her income?

4. Where were Colin and Joan coming back from, at the start of Chapter 22?

5. What position did Colin formulate after taking on more responsibilities at the Boston City Hall?

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