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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. According to one teacher at Camden High School, what does the high school proficiency exam control?
(a) School resources.
(b) The classes offered at the school.
(c) The school's hours of operation.
(d) Curriculum.

2. How did Carla Hawkins, the teacher of a combination fifth and sixth grade class, acquire all the materials and resources for her class?
(a) The school board provided her with funding.
(b) Another teacher loaned them to her.
(c) The principal bought them for her.
(d) She bought them herself.

3. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?
(a) October.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) January.

4. Who are the manual arts classes in the Riverdale school reserved for?
(a) Students with an interest in the manual arts.
(b) The special education students.
(c) The honors students.
(d) Truant students.

5. What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible?
(a) Offer the same printed materials to all parents.
(b) Invite parents to school board meetings.
(c) Send school representatives to parents homes.
(d) Give presentations about the different schools in the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Kozol begin teaching in Boston?

2. What type of industry was Camden famous for at one point?

3. According to Kozol, what is the estimated worth of the education a child receives in the suburbs of New York?

4. According to Delabian Rice Thurston, where do the rich in Washington, D.C. try to send their children?

5. How does Harper's mother describe her life in an Anacostia neighborhood?

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