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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. Where did the Powder Keg group originate?

2. What job was Rachel's sister able to get, according to Chapter 25?

3. What education did Wayne Twymon pursue?

4. What did Alva tell the case worker, in Chapter 27?

5. Who came to Alva and her husband's assistance after the attacks against them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the newspaper company building on October 7, 1974, in Chapter 24?

2. What happened to Colin and Joan, in Chapter 22?

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

4. What did Rachel institute?

5. What was going on with Cassandra Twymon at school, in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

9. What did Cassandra and other students do?

10. What did Medeiros do for Texas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Judge Garrity made the decision about the Morgan versus Hennigan case. Students should examine the case, the hearings, his decision, as well as the program formulated to deal with the segregation. 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

Boycotts and sit-ins over the busing situation put students' educations in jeopardy. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the boycotting and how the situation was resolved. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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