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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 H.E.L.P. organization.
(c) The I.D.D. organization.
(d) The S.C.A.R.E. organization.

2. What happened when African-American kids qualified for sport teams?
(a) The coaches quit.
(b) All the Caucasian players quit.
(c) The school board resigned.
(d) Some of the Caucasian players quit.

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

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

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

6. Who was Alice McGoff working for, at the start of Chapter 19?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Boston Port Authority.
(c) New England Telephone Company.
(d) City Hall.

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

8. 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 city hall was good for him.
(d) If he wanted to move to England.

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

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

11. What issue did Kevin White always try to avoid, according to Chapter 28?
(a) The school segregation issue.
(b) The sewage problem.
(c) Violence in Boston inner city.
(d) Desegregation.

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

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

14. What idea does Chapter 15 say Alice McGoff did not like?
(a) Mandatory busing.
(b) Reelecting the school board.
(c) Disbanding the bus driver union.
(d) Desegregation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many jobs were Alva and her husband working?

3. Why was United Way targeted by protesters, according to Chapter 19?

4. What community did the Archdiocese support prior to Medeiros's arrival?

5. What did Bob Murphy make clear when he became headmaster?

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