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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 was Alice McGoff urging her co workers not to do, in Chapter 19?

2. What did Alice McGoff wake up to on September 8, 1975, according to Chapter 15?

3. What did Bob Murphy make clear when he became headmaster?

4. What did the Powder Keg group oppose, in Chapter 23?

5. What did Danny join against his mother's will?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rachel's church start, in Chapter 21, and who pressured Methunion?

2. What did Rachel see at the meeting she attended, in Chapter 16?

3. What was published on the front page of the newspaper on October 9, 1975?

4. What did Rachel institute?

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

6. Who was Cardinal Cushing, according to Chapter 20?

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

8. What happened on July 4?

9. What did Medeiros do for Texas?

10. What did Cassandra and other students do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Students should examine how the riots after the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination were handled and discuss why the mayor's office decided to put it in the hands of African American leaders, examining the benefits and drawbacks of the decision. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two schools to compare the similarities and differences regarding the busing situation, including the students' reactions and reactions of the parents. Use the text to support your discussion and conclude which handled the mandatory busing policies in the most appropriate manner.

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