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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. What event does Chapter 1 say affected Diver?
(a) The election of Nixon.
(b) The assassination of Martin Luther King.
(c) The war in Vietnam.
(d) The assassination of John F. Kennedy.

2. What position did Colin formulate after taking on more responsibilities at the Boston City Hall?
(a) The G-BURG.
(b) The U-BURG.
(c) The B-BURG.
(d) The C-BURG.

3. What category of people wanted to move to South End in the early 70s?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Young professionals.
(c) African-Americans.
(d) Retirees.

4. What did Colin and his wife want to do in the South End, according to Chapter 11?
(a) Buy a house.
(b) Buy a store.
(c) Create a school.
(d) Create social services.

5. Why did Louise Day Hicks want to get into public office?
(a) To carry on her father's work.
(b) To institute school segregation.
(c) To prevent school integration.
(d) To eventually get to Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bernard Kirk when his mother and sister died?

2. What happened to the South End after it became a slum?

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

4. When did Colin become the assistant secretary in the state's Secretary of Consumer Affairs division?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the Jenkins family, according to Chapter 5?

2. Who was Danny McGoff?

3. What did Hiran do to his name?

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

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

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

7. What projects did Colin work on, in Chapter 13, and how did Colin compare himself with the Boston mayor?

8. Why was Colin impressed with South End in Chapter 11?

9. What was the decision released on June 21, 1974?

10. Who was Dr. John McKechnie, according to Chapter 7?

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