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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Kozol condemn for offering to help troubled non-white schools, but who actually intend for disadvantaged students to prepare themselves for low-quality, factory jobs?
(a) City officials.
(b) The federal government.
(c) Suburan school principals.
(d) Business leaders.

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

3. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?
(a) 101.
(b) 100.
(c) 98.
(d) 99.

4. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?
(a) When they partake in chemical experiments at the plant.
(b) When they are hurt while working at the chemical plant.
(c) When they breath toxic emission from the chemical plants.
(d) When they are fired from the chemical plants.

5. What happened to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home in Lawndale after he moved?
(a) It was bulldozed.
(b) It was renovated by the new owner.
(c) It was sold to the city government.
(d) It was declared a historical site.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?

2. How many teachers did Kozol's students in the urban Boston school have before he was assigned to teach their class?

3. How many banks did the Tribune say were located in North Lawndale?

4. How did Kozol choose the cities that he visited?

5. According to Carla Hawkins, Chicago's public schools are in short supply of what type of resource?

(see the answer key)

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