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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did the Powder Keg group start to contact after being unsatisfied with the treatment received from city hall and the courts?
(a) The Senate.
(b) The President.
(c) The governor's office.
(d) Their congressmen.

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

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

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

6. What community did the Archdiocese support prior to Medeiros's arrival?
(a) The Mexican American community.
(b) The Irish community.
(c) The white community.
(d) The African American community.

7. What was Alice McGoff urging her co workers not to do, in Chapter 19?
(a) Not give to United Way.
(b) Not vote for White.
(c) Not go to work.
(d) Not lose hope.

8. What did Joan Diver become actively involved with, in Chapter 18?
(a) Philanthropic organizations.
(b) The school board.
(c) Segregation protests.
(d) The city council.

9. When did Alice go to a prayer march to oppose busing?
(a) The second day of school 1976.
(b) The second week of school 1975.
(c) The second day of school 1975.
(d) The third day of school 1975.

10. Why did Rachel senior institute legal action through the Department of Public Welfare?
(a) To have Cassandra get married.
(b) To have Rachel returned to her.
(c) To have Cassandra and Rachel placed in a home.
(d) To have Rachel's baby found.

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

12. What did Alice McGoff survive in Chapter 15?
(a) A brief skirmish with the police.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A mugging.
(d) A fire.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who received a threatening call on March 1976, according to Chapter 26?

2. What was the front page of the Boston Globe about on October 9, 1974?

3. When did Frank Power resign his position as principal?

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

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

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