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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Powder Keg group originate?
(a) Charlestown.
(b) South End.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston North.

2. What did the students believe caused the cancellation of their class trip, according to Chapter 17?
(a) Busing.
(b) Lack of funding.
(c) Safety.
(d) Racism.

3. What happened to Ted Landsmark, in Chapter 17?
(a) He had a car accident.
(b) He died.
(c) He was attacked by townies.
(d) He was elected as a council member.

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

5. What became Boston's primary concern at the end of 1975?
(a) Busing.
(b) The desegregation.
(c) Quality of the education.
(d) The economy.

6. Where did the Boston Cardinal grow up, according to Chapter 20?
(a) Fall River.
(b) Rapid Creek.
(c) Boston.
(d) Amarillo.

7. What did Rachel's church propose to have setup on the first floor of the Methunion Manor.?
(a) A prayer center.
(b) A shopping center open only to African Americans.
(c) A free medical clinic.
(d) A shopping center of African American owned businesses.

8. Who called for police when a group threatened to burn Alva's house?
(a) An undercover officer.
(b) Alva's husband.
(c) A concerned neighbor.
(d) A retired officer.

9. Who did Lisa McGoff befriend at an adventure-challenge camp?
(a) Rachel Twymon.
(b) White supremacists.
(c) Black students from Roxbury.
(d) Black social workers.

10. What party did Cassandra and Rachel attend on the 4th of July?
(a) Rachel's party.
(b) Colin Cover's party.
(c) Alva's party.
(d) The city hall party.

11. 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.

12. Who was Cardinal Medeiros's predecessor?
(a) Cardinal Kent.
(b) Cardinal Hersel.
(c) Cardinal Cushing.
(d) Cardinal Totil.

13. Who received a threatening call on March 1976, according to Chapter 26?
(a) Alva.
(b) Lisa McGoff.
(c) Rachel Twymun.
(d) Colin Cover.

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

15. What stores rented the commercial space in the Methunion Manor building, according to Chapter 21?
(a) McDonalds and Sears.
(b) Soul Center and Sears.
(c) Head Start and a Soul Center.
(d) Dillons and Burger King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Danny join against his mother's will?

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

3. What job was Rachel's sister able to get, according to Chapter 25?

4. What position was Boston's Mayor, Kevin White, offered in Chapter 28?

5. When did Alice go to a prayer march to oppose busing?

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