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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. Who authored the poem that one of the most embittered students in Kozol's class memorized?
(a) Claude McKay.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

2. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) To let teachers discuss the low pay they receive for such a demanding job.
(b) To let the voices, judgments, and longings of children be heard.
(c) To compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.
(d) To show parents' views of the American school system.

3. How did the press in Boston refer to troubled ghetto areas with a low infant mortality rate?
(a) Death Zones.
(b) Death Camps.
(c) Ghetto Zones.
(d) Killer Zones.

4. How many students attend PS261 daily?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 1,500.

5. How many years did Kozol spend visiting schools and speaking with children about their schools and neighborhoods?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kozol, students in what racial group are more often categorized with a speech disorder?

2. How many of the girls does the principal in Anacostia say will be pregnant by the fifth grade?

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

4. What does Kozol think will not solve inner-city problems?

5. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?

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