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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. What does Sister Julia say that the nicest house in the Villa Griffin homes is used for?
(a) A whorehouse.
(b) A motel.
(c) A foster home.
(d) A government welfare office.

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

3. What reason did the Post-Dispatch give for the evacuation of Martin Luther King Junior High School in the early spring of 1989?
(a) Fires in the kitchen.
(b) The emission of toxic chemicals.
(c) Lead in the drinking water.
(d) Sewage in the school.

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

5. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?
(a) St. Louis Gateway Bridge and Malcolm X Bridge.
(b) Malcolm X Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.
(c) Poplar Street Bridge and Mississippi River Bridge.
(d) Poplar Street Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the school located in the Boston suburbs?

2. What was the poem that is memorized by the students in Kozol's class about?

3. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?

4. In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education made?

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

(see the answer key)

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