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

2. In what year was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson rendered?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1897.

3. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?
(a) Type II diabetes.
(b) Child ssthma.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) High-blood pressure.

4. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?
(a) The Unemployment Office.
(b) Health Services.
(c) The Welfare Office.
(d) The Lottery Office.

5. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?
(a) City Hall and the main police station.
(b) The federal courthouse and the city government office building.
(c) The Pfizer factory and City Hall.
(d) The federal courthouse and City Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?

2. What year did Kozol begin teaching in Boston?

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

4. Who authored the poem that one of the most embittered students in Kozol's class memorized?

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

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