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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 Kozol, whose real names are used in the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) Adult characters.
(b) Religious characters.
(c) Child characters.
(d) Public officials.

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

3. What religious order helps to operate a mission at the Villa Griffin homes?
(a) The Daughters of Divine Love.
(b) The Daughters of Charity.
(c) The Daughters of Divine Charity.
(d) The Daughters of the Holy Spirit.

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

5. What happened to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home in Lawndale after he moved?
(a) It was bulldozed.
(b) It was declared a historical site.
(c) It was sold to the city government.
(d) It was renovated by the new owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?

2. Who are the manual arts classes in the Riverdale school reserved for?

3. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?

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

5. What major difference did Warren Franczyk, principal at Mary McLeod Bethune School, say existed between Mary McLeod Bethune School in North Lawndale and the magnet schools that the city runs?

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