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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. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?
(a) 1988-1992.
(b) 1986-1990.
(c) 1990-1991.
(d) 1988-1990.

2. How many banks did the Tribune say were located in North Lawndale?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. What public service does Kozol mention that East St. Louis lacks?
(a) Unemployment Services.
(b) Trash Removal.
(c) Welfare.
(d) Recycling.

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

5. According to Kozol, what does the city of New York supply each ghetto school with?
(a) Pepper spray.
(b) Police escorts.
(c) Guns.
(d) Handcuffs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kozol, how are East St. Louis and Lawndale similar?

2. How many non-white students does Kozol say attended most of the urban schools he visited?

3. What are test scores in math and reading in America graded against?

4. Where do most of the motivated children at Morris High School plan to go after they graduate?

5. According to Bonita Brodt, a writer for the Chicago Tribune, who is the president in the textbooks that the students are reading at Goudy Elementary School?

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