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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the 1980 census, what percentage of men and women 17 and older in North Lawndale had no jobs?
(a) 58.
(b) 72.
(c) 62.
(d) 68.

2. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?
(a) 1988-1990.
(b) 1986-1990.
(c) 1988-1992.
(d) 1990-1991.

3. Whose voices does Kozol say were missing from summit conferences on education, severe reports, and ominous prescriptions?
(a) The communities' voices.
(b) The teachers' voices.
(c) The parents' voices.
(d) The children's voices.

4. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?
(a) America's Somalia.
(b) America's Bosnia.
(c) America's Cuba.
(d) America's Soweto.

5. How did the press in Boston refer to troubled ghetto areas with a low infant mortality rate?
(a) Death Zones.
(b) Killer Zones.
(c) Ghetto Zones.
(d) Death Camps.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson rendered?

3. What is one way Jonathan Kozol says can show people how valuable we think they are?

4. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?

5. What issue do PS261 and PS79 share?

(see the answer key)

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