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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. What area lies to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Illinois bluffs.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Illinois wasteland.

2. How much money does Irl Soloman say he would earn by teaching one of the schools in the suburbs of St. Louis?
(a) $49,000.
(b) $48,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $47,000.

3. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?
(a) When they partake in chemical experiments at the plant.
(b) When they are fired from the chemical plants.
(c) When they are hurt while working at the chemical plant.
(d) When they breath toxic emission from the chemical plants.

4. At an elementary school in Anacostia, Kozol speaks with a young girl named Tunisia. What is not one of the things that Tunisia tell Kozol she would do if she had a lot of money?
(a) Buy new textbooks.
(b) Buy curtains for her teacher.
(c) Plant a flowerbox.
(d) Paint the dirty walls.

5. How do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?
(a) They create small, self-governed, incorporated towns.
(b) They find tax loopholes.
(c) They pay-off goverment officals.
(d) They file taxes in another state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does the group of children in the Villa Griffin homes say they sing after the flag pledge?

2. Who said that Americans allow all of their children the things they need to compete at the highest levels of success?

3. Who does Kozol say is the biggest employer in East St. Louis?

4. What does Kozol say the high math and reading test scores in America are based on?

5. According to Delabian Rice Thurston, where do the rich in Washington, D.C. try to send their children?

(see the answer key)

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