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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much money does Irl Soloman say he would earn by teaching one of the schools in the suburbs of St. Louis?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $49,000.
(c) $47,000.
(d) $48,000.
2. How do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?
(a) They create small, self-governed, incorporated towns.
(b) They find tax loopholes.
(c) They file taxes in another state.
(d) They pay-off goverment officals.
3. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?
(a) The Pfizer factory and City Hall.
(b) City Hall and the main police station.
(c) The federal courthouse and the city government office building.
(d) The federal courthouse and City Hall.
4. What religious order helps to operate a mission at the Villa Griffin homes?
(a) The Daughters of Divine Love.
(b) The Daughters of Divine Charity.
(c) The Daughters of the Holy Spirit.
(d) The Daughters of Charity.
5. What reason did the Post-Dispatch give for the evacuation of Martin Luther King Junior High School in the early spring of 1989?
(a) Sewage in the school.
(b) Lead in the drinking water.
(c) Fires in the kitchen.
(d) The emission of toxic chemicals.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Kozol, when visiting urban public schools who refused to take him to the neighborhoods were the schools were located?
2. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?
3. Which school did President George H.W. Bush attend?
4. Why does Kozol think the most enthusiastic and skilled teachers will not be attracted to urban schools, like Mary McLeod Bethune Schools?
5. Who does Kozol condemn for offering to help troubled non-white schools, but who actually intend for disadvantaged students to prepare themselves for low-quality, factory jobs?
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