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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. Where did Kozol hold his classes while teaching in the urban school in Boston?
(a) The auditorium.
(b) An unfurnished classroom.
(c) The school basement.
(d) The school cafeteria.

2. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?
(a) All-girl schools.
(b) Busing black students to schools in white neighborhoods.
(c) Separate schools/classes for black males.
(d) Charter schools with a focus on black culture.

3. When Kozol decides to see what's happening in America's schools, what shocked and outraged him most about the public school system?
(a) The lack of books in the classrooms.
(b) The segregation that still existed in the school system.
(c) The lack of qualified teachers in the school system.
(d) The overcrowding in classrooms.

4. What reason did the Post-Dispatch give for the evacuation of Martin Luther King Junior High School in the early spring of 1989?
(a) The emission of toxic chemicals.
(b) Fires in the kitchen.
(c) Sewage in the school.
(d) Lead in the drinking water.

5. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the school located in the Boston suburbs?
(a) 20.
(b) 22.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?

4. What Supreme Court decision found that segregated education was unconstitutional because it was "inherently unequal"?

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

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