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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. 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) College.
(b) Living on the streets.
(c) Prison.
(d) The military.

2. Why was Kozol fired from his teaching job in the urban Boston school?
(a) For leaving students unattended.
(b) For taking students on a field trip without parental permission.
(c) For teaching poetry that was not on the approved list.
(d) For challenging the administration.

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

4. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?
(a) Child ssthma.
(b) Type II diabetes.
(c) High-blood pressure.
(d) Heart disease.

5. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?
(a) America's Soweto.
(b) America's Cuba.
(c) America's Somalia.
(d) America's Bosnia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Kozol decides to see what's happening in America's schools, what shocked and outraged him most about the public school system?

2. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?

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

4. What influential African American does Kozol note was often cited when black parents or black school officials discussed educating students in the urban public school system?

5. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?

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