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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. Which one of the following does Kozol not mention as a place where the men in East St. Louis go when they disappear from the community?
(a) Living on the streets.
(b) College.
(c) Prison.
(d) The military.

2. The history of East St. Louis shows that African Americans were lured to the city for what reason?
(a) New housing.
(b) The promise of jobs.
(c) Low taxes.
(d) Good schools.

3. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?
(a) Busing black students to schools in white neighborhoods.
(b) Charter schools with a focus on black culture.
(c) Separate schools/classes for black males.
(d) All-girl schools.

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

5. What area lies to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Illinois wasteland.
(c) Illinois bluffs.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?

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

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

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

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

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