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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. Where do most of the motivated children at Morris High School plan to go after they graduate?
(a) The military.
(b) Technical school.
(c) To work.
(d) Community college.

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

3. According to the Wall Street Journal, what are the two worlds of Washington, D.C.?
(a) The one of presidents and congressmen.
(b) The one of the House and the Senate.
(c) The one of Capitol Hill and Brookland Manor.
(d) The one with sparking white monuments and Anacostia.

4. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Black.
(c) Chinese.
(d) White.

5. How does the school administrator at Morris High School in the South Bronx encourage the supposedly slow children to express themselves?
(a) Through interpretive dance.
(b) By writing poetry.
(c) By writing short stories.
(d) In theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?

2. Why did the city of Chicago construct the high-speed Dan Ryan Expressway to go around certain parts of the city?

3. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?

4. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?

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

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