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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came to Alva and her husband's assistance after the attacks against them?
(a) The R.U.N. organization.
(b) The I.D.D. organization.
(c) The S.C.A.R.E. organization.
(d) The H.E.L.P. organization.

2. What did Colin start wondering, in Chapter 22?
(a) If he wanted other children.
(b) If the South End was where he wanted them to live.
(c) If he wanted to move to England.
(d) If city hall was good for him.

3. Why did the demonstration Alice attended in Washington have low attendance?
(a) Because it was pro segregation.
(b) Because of the rain.
(c) Because it was a week day.
(d) Because it was cold.

4. What comment did the Cardinal make that caused an uproar?
(a) White people were superior to African Americans.
(b) He was not safe in South Boston.
(c) Schools should be segregated.
(d) Women had no souls.

5. What school was Joan Diver's son assigned to, according to Chapter 18?
(a) Boston Central school.
(b) South End school.
(c) Lower Roxbury school.
(d) Charlestown school.

6. What did Cassandra Twymon's teachers think about her?
(a) She was not very bright.
(b) She was doing her best.
(c) She was not working up to her potential.
(d) She was a trouble maker.

7. What school did Cassandra receive her degree from?
(a) Boston Central.
(b) South End High.
(c) The Police Academy.
(d) Charlestown High.

8. What were Alva and her husband trying to buy, in Chapter 25?
(a) A computer.
(b) A car.
(c) A store.
(d) A house.

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

10. What tradition did the Powder Keg group renew, according to Chapter 23?
(a) Town meetings.
(b) Violent protests.
(c) Hunger strikes.
(d) Sit-ins.

11. What did Rachel's church start, in Chapter 21?
(a) Black Desegregation Program.
(b) Black Economic Development Program.
(c) Black Freedom Program.
(d) Black Security Programs.

12. Who was arrested for threatening to burn Alva's house?
(a) William J. Flaherty.
(b) William J. Flaherty and Mike Roger.
(c) Stephen Mulrey and Sally Murley.
(d) Stephen Mulrey and William J. Flaherty.

13. What happened in Boston in 1976?
(a) Parents began to protest violently.
(b) The Jude Market reopened.
(c) The town bicentennial.
(d) The busing system collapsed.

14. What did Cassandra and Rachel Twymon do in Chapter 27?
(a) Got pregnant.
(b) Quit school.
(c) Moved out of the house.
(d) Married.

15. Who did Danny McGoff watch from a corner, according to Chapter 15?
(a) His girlfriend Sara.
(b) His brothers, Tommy and Kevin.
(c) His friend Mike.
(d) His sister Cathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue did Kevin White always try to avoid, according to Chapter 28?

2. What did Alice McGoff survive in Chapter 15?

3. Who was Alice protesting in front of, according to Chapter 19?

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

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

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