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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. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. live in North Lawndale?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1956.

2. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?
(a) Poplar Street Bridge and Mississippi River Bridge.
(b) Poplar Street Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.
(c) St. Louis Gateway Bridge and Malcolm X Bridge.
(d) Malcolm X Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.

3. How much money does Kozol say is spent on each child attending a poor, non-white, public school around Chicago?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $7,000.

4. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?
(a) Health Services.
(b) The Unemployment Office.
(c) The Welfare Office.
(d) The Lottery Office.

5. What is the population of the town of Sauget?
(a) 150.
(b) 175.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influential African American does Kozol note was often cited when black parents or black school officials discussed educating students in the urban public school system?

2. What does the principal at PS79 say he will have to do if more students enroll at his school?

3. What system of schools does Kozol say are highly attractive to more sophisticated parents, who are disproportionately white and middle class?

4. According to Kozol, whose responsibility is it to supply all children with equally good schools?

5. What does the New York Times say the better public schools are intended to do?

(see the answer key)

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