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

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 - Medium

J. Anthony Lukas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 did Joan Diver become actively involved with, in Chapter 18?
(a) Philanthropic organizations.
(b) The school board.
(c) Segregation protests.
(d) The city council.

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

3. Who was Medeiros not close to, according to Chapter 20?
(a) Politicians.
(b) White people.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Rich people.

4. Where did the Powder Keg group originate?
(a) Boston North.
(b) South End.
(c) Charlestown.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What education did Wayne Twymon pursue?

2. Who received the Democratic nomination in 1972, according to Chapter 28?

3. When did Alice go to a prayer march to oppose busing?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who received the Democratic Presidential nomination, according to Chapter 28?

2. What happened to Rachel's sons, Richard and George, as well as her daughter Rachel?

3. What was Lisa McGoff having nightmares of, in Chapter 26?

4. What statement did the Cardinal make that caused an uproar?

5. What happened with the trip to Boston, in Chapter 17?

6. What difference was there between Alice and her family and friends?

7. What was Joan Diver's son assigned to, in Chapter 18?

8. What did Alice do to avoid busing, in Chapter 15?

9. What strained the relationship between Mayor Kevin White and the Kennedy family?

10. What did parents of Bancroft students do together?

(see the answer keys)

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