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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 do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?
(a) They find tax loopholes.
(b) They create small, self-governed, incorporated towns.
(c) They file taxes in another state.
(d) They pay-off goverment officals.

2. What does Sister Julia say that the nicest house in the Villa Griffin homes is used for?
(a) A whorehouse.
(b) A government welfare office.
(c) A motel.
(d) A foster home.

3. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

4. What influential African American does Kozol note was often cited when black parents or black school officials discussed educating students in the urban public school system?
(a) W.E.B. DuBois.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Mary McLeod Bethune.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Kozol set off to visit schools and speak with children about education in urban areas?

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

3. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?

4. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?

5. According to sister Julia, why were classes never held at the newly constructed Jefferson School?

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