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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 type of early child care program can the principal at PS79 not start at his school?
(a) Even State program.
(b) Pre-kindergarten.
(c) Head Start program.
(d) Morning kindergarten.

2. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Ron Brown.
(d) Colin Powell.

3. 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) Plant a flowerbox.
(b) Paint the dirty walls.
(c) Buy new textbooks.
(d) Buy curtains for her teacher.

4. What public service does Kozol mention that East St. Louis lacks?
(a) Trash Removal.
(b) Recycling.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Unemployment Services.

5. Which school did President George H.W. Bush attend?
(a) Phillips Academy.
(b) St. Johns Academy.
(c) Dearborne Academy.
(d) Dearfield Academy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the school administrator at Morris High School in the South Bronx encourage the supposedly slow children to express themselves?

2. According to Kozol, what statistic does New York find hard to track?

3. According to Kozol, what does the city of New York supply each ghetto school with?

4. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?

5. What is the population of the town of Sauget?

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