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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school did Rachel Twymon's children attend, according to Chapter 8?
(a) Gibson school.
(b) Charlestwon School.
(c) South End School.
(d) Boston High School.

2. Whom did the Jenkins family migrate to Nova Scotia with?
(a) With their flock.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Alone.
(d) Their owners.

3. When did Charles McKechnie die?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1907.

4. What was Louise Day Hicks known to be?
(a) A saint.
(b) An alcoholic.
(c) A liberal.
(d) A bigot.

5. Where did Colin live in Chapter 11?
(a) The Inner city.
(b) The suburbs.
(c) Charlestown.
(d) The South End.

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

7. What city administration team did Colin play, in according to Chapter 11?
(a) Football.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Softball.
(d) Basketball.

8. How many children did Joseph McKechnie have?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

9. How did Chapter 9 start?
(a) With graduation at Cambell Junior high School.
(b) With the end of the Vietnam War.
(c) With the assassination of Martin Luther King.
(d) With the election of Nixon.

10. How old was Rachel when she first met Martin Luther King?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

11. Why was Heywood Twymon jailed several times?
(a) For theft.
(b) For non-support.
(c) For robbery.
(d) For abuse.

12. What gang was Alice McGoff's son Danny a part of?
(a) The Eagles.
(b) The Green Store.
(c) The 66.
(d) The Dark Shrine.

13. Whom does Chapter 4 say was with Colin Diver when he listened to Mayor's White speech?
(a) Joan Diver.
(b) David Mann.
(c) Martin Black.
(d) Marty Tram.

14. What organization did Ralph Hoaglund found?
(a) C.V.S.
(b) C.B.S.
(c) T.D.K.
(d) M.N.U.

15. Who or what did Bernie Kirk, Alice's father, not support despite of roots in his district?
(a) Kevin White.
(b) Martin Luther King.
(c) Joseph P. Kennedy.
(d) The Republican party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who employed the Bennefields after they were freed following the Civil War?

2. Where did Alice McGoff work according to Chapter 3?

3. What extra curricular activity did Colin Diver do that Chapter 1 says opened the door to the best jobs?

4. When did Owen Kirk move to Roodstown, according to Chapter 6?

5. How did Colin Diver avoid the draft?

(see the answer keys)

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