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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 did Rachel's church start, in Chapter 21?

2. Where were Colin and Joan coming back from, at the start of Chapter 22?

3. What did the students believe caused the cancellation of their class trip, according to Chapter 17?

4. Who were roaming the places where children were playing in the South End neighborhood, according to Chapter 22?

5. Who did the Powder Keg group start to contact after being unsatisfied with the treatment received from city hall and the courts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the invisible line, as discussed in Chapter 25?

2. What did parents of Bancroft students do together?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Alice McGoff oppose, in Chapter 23?

8. What did Rachel institute?

9. What did Colin begin to wonder?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

McGovern offered the vice-presidential nomination to Mayor White and then retracted his offer. Students should examine the reasons for McGovern retracting his offer, as well as the effects of this issue. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Louise Day Hicks was well known for her dealings with school segregation and even claimed that Boston schools were not segregated. Discuss who Louise Day Hicks was and her involvement in the Boston School Committee. Examine popular opinion of Louise Day Hicks during the 1960s and conclude whether people's opinions of her were true. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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