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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the community successful in doing in 1975, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Having Colin Diver fired.
(b) Re-segregating the school.
(c) Keeping Charlestown High School from being a magnet.
(d) Ousting Mayor White.

3. Why was Billy McGoff's class trip canceled at the beginning of the senior year?
(a) The teacher lost the money gambling.
(b) The busing was too expensive.
(c) Terrorist threats.
(d) Too few kids wanted to go.

4. What education did Wayne Twymon pursue?
(a) Law.
(b) Medical School.
(c) He dropped out of school.
(d) Police Academy.

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

6. What happened to the applicants requesting commercial space at the Methunion Manor?
(a) They were rejected.
(b) They were asked to pay upfront.
(c) They were beaten.
(d) They were accepted.

7. Who did the Powder Keg group meet in Washington?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Tip O'Neill.
(c) Alexander McKena.
(d) Richard Nixon.

8. What did Danny join against his mother's will?
(a) A gang.
(b) The crowd.
(c) School.
(d) The police academy.

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

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

11. What prison sentence did Rachel's son Frederick get?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 15 to 20 years.
(d) 2.5 years.

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

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

14. Where was the invisible line discussed, in Chapter 25?
(a) Washington street.
(b) Kennedy Avenue.
(c) Adams circle.
(d) Rich Street.

15. What project was Billy McGoff active in, according to Chapter 17?
(a) Project 6.
(b) Project 76.
(c) Project 86.
(d) Project 96.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became Boston's primary concern at the end of 1975?

2. What did the Powder Keg group oppose, in Chapter 23?

3. What happened when African-American kids qualified for sport teams?

4. Who received the Democratic nomination in 1972, according to Chapter 28?

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

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