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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. How did the press in Boston refer to troubled ghetto areas with a low infant mortality rate?
(a) Death Camps.
(b) Death Zones.
(c) Ghetto Zones.
(d) Killer Zones.

2. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) To let teachers discuss the low pay they receive for such a demanding job.
(b) To let the voices, judgments, and longings of children be heard.
(c) To compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.
(d) To show parents' views of the American school system.

3. Which one of the following does Kozol not mention as a place where the men in East St. Louis go when they disappear from the community?
(a) Living on the streets.
(b) Prison.
(c) College.
(d) The military.

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

5. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?
(a) 1988-1990.
(b) 1986-1990.
(c) 1990-1991.
(d) 1988-1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kozol, whose real names are used in the book Savage Inequalities?

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

3. What are the major industries in Sauget besides the chemical plants?

4. What was the poem that is memorized by the students in Kozol's class about?

5. What reason did the Post-Dispatch give for the evacuation of Martin Luther King Junior High School in the early spring of 1989?

(see the answer key)

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