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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 much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?
(a) $36,000.
(b) $32,000.
(c) $38,000.
(d) $34,000.

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

3. Whose voices does Kozol say were missing from summit conferences on education, severe reports, and ominous prescriptions?
(a) The parents' voices.
(b) The children's voices.
(c) The teachers' voices.
(d) The communities' voices.

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

5. 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) Lead in the drinking water.
(c) The emission of toxic chemicals.
(d) Sewage in the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the population of the town of Sauget?

2. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?

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

4. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?

5. What public service does Kozol mention that East St. Louis lacks?

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