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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 Supreme Court decision found that segregated education was unconstitutional because it was "inherently unequal"?
(a) Briggs, et. al. v. Elliott, et. al.
(b) Brown v. Board of Education.
(c) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(d) Davis, et. al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, VA et al.

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

3. What are the major industries in Sauget besides the chemical plants?
(a) Funeral homes and car dealerships.
(b) Liquor stores and an outlet for the lottery.
(c) Prison and cigarette manufacturers.
(d) Topless joints and an outlet for the lottery.

4. In what year did Kozol set off to visit schools and speak with children about education in urban areas?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1990.

5. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?
(a) Colin Powell.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Ron Brown.
(d) Jesse Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose voices does Kozol say were missing from summit conferences on education, severe reports, and ominous prescriptions?

4. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?

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

(see the answer key)

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