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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 comment did the Cardinal make that caused an uproar?
(a) Schools should be segregated.
(b) He was not safe in South Boston.
(c) Women had no souls.
(d) White people were superior to African Americans.

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

3. Who did Danny McGoff watch from a corner, according to Chapter 15?
(a) His brothers, Tommy and Kevin.
(b) His sister Cathy.
(c) His friend Mike.
(d) His girlfriend Sara.

4. What meeting did Alice McGoff start to attend, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Meetings of the school board.
(b) Meetings of the city council.
(c) Meetings to fight the busing.
(d) Meetings of the segretation movement.

5. What did Alice McGoff survive in Chapter 15?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A brief skirmish with the police.
(c) A fire.
(d) A mugging.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pressured the Methunion Manor to accept applicants and rent its commercial space?

3. What position was David Dretler appointed to, in Chapter 21?

4. What issue did Kevin White always try to avoid, according to Chapter 28?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rachel institute?

2. What happened by the end of the year, according to Chapter 17?

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

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

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

6. What did Medeiros do for Texas?

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

8. What did Rachel's church start, in Chapter 21, and who pressured Methunion?

9. What did Lisa McGoff decide and what changed her mind?

10. Who was Cardinal Cushing, according to Chapter 20?

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