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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 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 show parents' views of the American school system.
(c) To let the voices, judgments, and longings of children be heard.
(d) To compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.

2. What influential African American does Kozol note was often cited when black parents or black school officials discussed educating students in the urban public school system?
(a) Mary McLeod Bethune.
(b) W.E.B. DuBois.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

3. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?
(a) Because he did not have any textbooks in his classroom.
(b) Because he did not have any lesson plans.
(c) To reawaken the children's interest in school.
(d) To familiarize students with a different form of literature.

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

5. According to Kozol, whose real names are used in the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) Child characters.
(b) Adult characters.
(c) Public officials.
(d) Religious characters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Kozol, when visiting urban public schools who refused to take him to the neighborhoods were the schools were located?

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

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

5. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?

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