Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Final Test - Easy

J. Anthony Lukas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Alva's husband?
(a) Mike Bedman.
(b) Roger Hicks.
(c) Otis Bednam.
(d) Steve Olver.

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

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

5. What was the front page of the Boston Globe about on October 9, 1974?
(a) The sexual assault of a white girl by five African American juveniles.
(b) The reopening of the Quincy Market.
(c) Mayor White's reelection.
(d) The Watergate scandal.

6. Who appeared in Charleston and faced deep resentment, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Kevin White.
(b) Ted Kennedy.
(c) Malcom X.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

7. 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) Too few kids wanted to go.
(d) Terrorist threats.

8. Where did Cassandrea Twymon go to school after the busing started, according to Chapter 16?
(a) South End High.
(b) St Patrick's.
(c) Brighton High.
(d) Charlestown High.

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

10. What happened to Alva and her family when they settled in the Dorchester section of Boston?
(a) They had their first child.
(b) They crashed their car.
(c) A welcome party.
(d) Rocks were thrown at their windows.

11. What position was Boston's Mayor, Kevin White, offered in Chapter 28?
(a) The defense secretary.
(b) The vice-presidential spot.
(c) An ambassadorial position.
(d) The economy secretary.

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

13. Who pressured the Methunion Manor to accept applicants and rent its commercial space?
(a) The black community.
(b) Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(c) The Boston Chamber of Commerce.
(d) Mayor White.

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

15. What did Alice's friends and family refuse to discuss with her?
(a) Her children's actions.
(b) Politics.
(c) Busing issues.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alice McGoff urging her co workers not to do, in Chapter 19?

2. What meeting did Alice McGoff start to attend, according to Chapter 15?

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

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

5. Who became pregnant, in Chapter 21, and had her baby placed for adoption?

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