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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Alice McGoff have?
(a) 7 children.
(b) 9 children.
(c) 2 children.
(d) 3 children.

2. Where did Colin live in Chapter 11?
(a) Charlestown.
(b) The South End.
(c) The Inner city.
(d) The suburbs.

3. What organization worked to raise money and improve the condition in the African-American community in Boston?
(a) F.U.N.D.
(b) C.A.S.H.
(c) P.O.O.R.
(d) M.O.N.E.Y.

4. Where did Alice McGoff work according to Chapter 3?
(a) Boston City Hall.
(b) She was unemployed.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) Charlestown Navy Yard Officers Club.

5. What does Chapter 12 say about Colin and the Boston mayor?
(a) Colin hated White.
(b) White did not like Colin.
(c) White took Colin under his wing.
(d) Colin barely saw him the first year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John McKechnie move to after staying in Boston for a while?

2. When did Arthur Garrity become a judge?

3. What degree(s) did Louise Day Hicks have?

4. Who or what did Bernie Kirk, Alice's father, not support despite of roots in his district?

5. What does Chapter 13 say about Colin's ambition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was informed of the King assassination, at the start of Chapter 4?

2. How did the Boston School Committee react to a case study?

3. Why were people buying property in the South End area?

4. What did Rachel Twymon become involved in, according to Chapter 8?

5. What did Colin do after he left his position at the mayor's office?

6. What did Bernie Kirk feel about the Kennedy family?

7. What does Chapter 1 say Colin Diver was affected by?

8. Where were conditions worse for Rachel Twymon's children?

9. What happened to Rachel?

10. Which of Alice McGoff's family members immigrated to Boston, returned to Ireland, and then went back to Boston?

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