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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. After speaking to the kindergarten class at PS79, Kozol learns that one of the African-American boys in the class travels how long each day to get to school?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

2. How many years did Kozol spend visiting schools and speaking with children about their schools and neighborhoods?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Type II diabetes.
(c) Child ssthma.
(d) High-blood pressure.

4. Who does Kozol say is the biggest employer in East St. Louis?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Public education.
(c) Drug trade.
(d) Pfizer Chemical Co.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What court decision found that segregated institutions for black people could exist as long as they were equal to those open to white people?

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

4. What type of early child care program can the principal at PS79 not start at his school?

5. How many non-white students does Kozol say attended most of the urban schools he visited?

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