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

2. Who does Kozol say is the biggest employer in East St. Louis?
(a) Public education.
(b) Pfizer Chemical Co.
(c) Drug trade.
(d) Prostitution.

3. What Supreme Court decision found that segregated education was unconstitutional because it was "inherently unequal"?
(a) Davis, et. al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, VA et al.
(b) Briggs, et. al. v. Elliott, et. al.
(c) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(d) Brown v. Board of Education.

4. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?
(a) The Welfare Office.
(b) Health Services.
(c) The Unemployment Office.
(d) The Lottery Office.

5. How did Kozol choose the cities that he visited?
(a) He visited cities where he had familiy.
(b) He visited cities with a high rate of infant mortality.
(c) He chose cities that had were ranked as the most dangerous.
(d) There was no special logic in the cities he chose to visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson rendered?

2. What area lies to the east of East St. Louis?

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

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

5. How much money does Irl Soloman say he would earn by teaching one of the schools in the suburbs of St. Louis?

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