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

2. According to Reverend Jim Wolff, who moved in to North Lawndale when businesses moved out?
(a) Churches.
(b) Schools.
(c) Gangs.
(d) Government offices.

3. How much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?
(a) $34,000.
(b) $32,000.
(c) $36,000.
(d) $38,000.

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

5. What does the principal at PS79 say he will have to do if more students enroll at his school?
(a) He will have to expand his classes.
(b) He will have to find another building.
(c) He will have to hold some classes in temporary trailers.
(d) He will have to bus them to another school.

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. Where do most of the motivated children at Morris High School plan to go after they graduate?

4. What grade did Kozol teach while he was at the urban school in Boston?

5. What is the race of the non-white children in the accelerated classes at the school in Riverdale?

(see the answer key)

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