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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, "Life on the Mississippi: East St. Louis, Illinois,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?
(a) Mickey.
(b) Little Sister.
(c) Smokey.
(d) Serena.

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

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

4. Why did Sam Morgan, principal of East St. Louis High, not attend the school as a student?
(a) The school was not built when he was in high school.
(b) He did not grow up in East St. Louis.
(c) He lived to far way to attend the school.
(d) It was an all-white high school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the population of the town of Sauget?

2. What is the racial makeup of 98 percent of the population in East St. Louis?

3. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?

4. In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education made?

5. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?

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