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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position was David Dretler appointed to, in Chapter 21?
(a) President of Methunion Manor.
(b) CEO of United Way.
(c) Receiver in bankruptcy.
(d) Chief of Police.

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

3. Who was Alice protesting in front of, according to Chapter 19?
(a) New England Telephone Company's president.
(b) The city hall.
(c) United Way's headquarters.
(d) Mayor White's house.

4. What did the Kiernan Commission decide, according to Chapter 20?
(a) Boston schools were not racially imbalanced.
(b) Boston mayor commited perjury.
(c) Boston schools were racially imbalanced.
(d) Boston's busing was illegal.

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

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

7. Why was United Way targeted by protesters, according to Chapter 19?
(a) It was laying off workers.
(b) It had contributed to financing the busing.
(c) It was financing segregation politicians.
(d) It was financing black organizations.

8. 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 governor's office.
(c) The President.
(d) Their congressmen.

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

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

11. When did Bod Murphy become headmaster of Charlestown high?
(a) October 24, 1975.
(b) October 14, 1975.
(c) June 24, 1975.
(d) October 24, 1976.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pressured the Methunion Manor to accept applicants and rent its commercial space?

2. What idea does Chapter 15 say Alice McGoff did not like?

3. Who was Cardinal Medeiros's predecessor?

4. Whom does Chapter 23 says attended Powder Keg meetings regularly?

5. What did Alice's friends and family refuse to discuss with her?

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