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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kozol, what statistic does New York find hard to track?
(a) The actual number of teachers in the system.
(b) The number of students enrolled in urban public schools.
(c) The races and ethnicities of the students in the public school system.
(d) The actual dropout rate.

2. How many of the girls does the principal in Anacostia say will be pregnant by the fifth grade?
(a) One fourth.
(b) Three fourths.
(c) One third.
(d) Two thirds.

3. Which city does Kozol point out as having a non-white administration for two years where conditions did not improve?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Camden.

4. Who are the manual arts classes in the Riverdale school reserved for?
(a) Students with an interest in the manual arts.
(b) Truant students.
(c) The special education students.
(d) The honors students.

5. According to Kozol, what is the estimated worth of the education a child receives in the inner city of New York?
(a) $4,500.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $5,500.
(d) $5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harper's mother describe her life in an Anacostia neighborhood?

2. According to Kozol, how many people are supposed to be in PS261 at one time?

3. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?

4. What does Kozol think will not solve inner-city problems?

5. What type of early child care program can the principal at PS79 not start at his school?

(see the answer key)

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