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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. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?
(a) 99.
(b) 101.
(c) 98.
(d) 100.

2. According to Kozol, students in what racial group are more often categorized as retarded?
(a) Asian.
(b) Black.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) White.

3. How many students attend PS261 daily?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,300.

4. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?
(a) Two of five births are to single mothers.
(b) Three of five births are to single mothers.
(c) Four of five births are to single mothers.
(d) One of five births are to single mothers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kozol say lottery proceeds go towards?

2. At Mary McLeod Bethune School, what does the gospel teacher accuse the children of doing if they fail to sing properly?

3. When Kozol decides to see what's happening in America's schools, what shocked and outraged him most about the public school system?

4. What does Kozol think will not solve inner-city problems?

5. How much money does Kozol say is spent on each child attending a poor, non-white, public school around Chicago?

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