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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. How many years did Kozol spend visiting schools and speaking with children about their schools and neighborhoods?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. What is the racial makeup of 98 percent of the population in East St. Louis?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Hispanic.

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

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

5. What court decision found that segregated institutions for black people could exist as long as they were equal to those open to white people?
(a) Briggs, et. al. v. Elliott et al.
(b) Brown v. Board of Education.
(c) Davis, et. al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, VA et al.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kozol think the most enthusiastic and skilled teachers will not be attracted to urban schools, like Mary McLeod Bethune Schools?

2. How did Carla Hawkins, the teacher of a combination fifth and sixth grade class, acquire all the materials and resources for her class?

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

4. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?

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

(see the answer key)

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