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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. How do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?
(a) They find tax loopholes.
(b) They pay-off goverment officals.
(c) They create small, self-governed, incorporated towns.
(d) They file taxes in another state.

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

3. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Black.
(c) Chinese.
(d) White.

4. In what year did Kozol set off to visit schools and speak with children about education in urban areas?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1987.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?

4. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?

5. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?

(see the answer key)

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