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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter 13 say about Colin's expectations of what government could and couldn't do in the area of social justice?

2. What did Colin notice while driving the South End ?

3. What did Colin and his wife want to do in the South End, according to Chapter 11?

4. Whom did Colin Diver speak to concerning his interest in working for the city of Boston?

5. What did Rachel successfully do in August 1967?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what judge was assigned to the civil rights case, Morgan v Hennigan?

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

3. What happened to Rachel Twymon, in Chapter 2?

4. What formed in Charlestown during Alice McGoff's childhood, in Chapter 10?

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

6. Who was Colin Diver, according to Chapter 1 of Common Ground?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lukas emphasizes the genealogy of the families he covers in Common Ground. Students should discuss the importance of genealogy in Common Ground and why Lukas thought it was significant or influential on the individuals and families. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination had a considerable impact on the American people, especially the African American community. Discuss the impact of his assassination on the American people and why he was an influential person in American society. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Lukas focuses on the politics of the time, particularly in regards to the Kennedy family, who were extremely influential in Boston. Students should examine the influence that the Kennedy family had on Boston at the time and discuss the significance of Lukas's decision to include this in Common Ground. Use the text to support your discussion.

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