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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 Danny join against his mother's will?

2. What happened to the Methunion Manor project?

3. What position was Boston's Mayor, Kevin White, offered in Chapter 28?

4. Who was Alice McGoff working for, at the start of Chapter 19?

5. Who did Lisa McGoff befriend at an adventure-challenge camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did parents of Bancroft students do together?

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

5. What happened on July 4?

6. What did Cassandra and other students do?

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

8. What happened with the trip to Boston, in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

The Epilogue reveals the status of the people and families in the book after the book ended. Students should compare a family with how they were in the book with events that occurred after and examine how the situation of busing played a role in their life. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

The book Common Ground focuses on the common threads of American families living in the area of Boston during the time following the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination. Examine the title of the book and discuss its purpose, relevance, and significance. Use the text to support your discussion.

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