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

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

3. What song does the group of children in the Villa Griffin homes say they sing after the flag pledge?
(a) Star Spangled Banner.
(b) Mary Had a Little Lamb.
(c) Oh Happy Day.
(d) Jingle Bells

4. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?
(a) When they are hurt while working at the chemical plant.
(b) When they breath toxic emission from the chemical plants.
(c) When they are fired from the chemical plants.
(d) When they partake in chemical experiments at the plant.

5. In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education made?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1956.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the urban school in Boston?

3. When Kozol decides to see what's happening in America's schools, what shocked and outraged him most about the public school system?

4. What area lies to the east of East St. Louis?

5. How did Kozol choose the cities that he visited?

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