View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Louise Day Hicks want to get into public office?

2. Whom did the Jenkins family migrate to Nova Scotia with?

3. Why was Heywood Twymon jailed several times?

4. What was Rachel Twymon notified of at the start of Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who lived at the Bunker Hill housing project, according to Chapter 3?

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

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

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

8. When did Rachel first meet King?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Cardinal of the Archdiocese of Boston had an influence on the local community, but even the Cardinal feared for his safety. Students should discuss Cardinal Cushing's involvement in the Kiernan Commission, as well as focus on his replacement, discussing the similarities and differences between the two Cardinals. 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

The Boston School Committee rejected the report that showed there was a racial imbalance in the Boston schools. Discuss what the state study showed, the reasons behind segregation, and examine de facto segregation. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 696 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample