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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. 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) The military.
(c) Prison.
(d) College.

2. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

3. What does Kozol say lottery proceeds go towards?
(a) State health system.
(b) Welfare.
(c) Education.
(d) State revenue.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the press in Boston refer to troubled ghetto areas with a low infant mortality rate?

2. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?

3. What religious order helps to operate a mission at the Villa Griffin homes?

4. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?

5. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?

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