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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. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?
(a) By visiting other schools.
(b) By talking to friends about schools their other family members attend.
(c) By reading stories about schools in rich neighborhoods.
(d) By watching TV and seeing how the other half live.

2. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. live in North Lawndale?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1966.

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

4. What song does the group of children in the Villa Griffin homes say they sing after the flag pledge?
(a) Star Spangled Banner.
(b) Oh Happy Day.
(c) Mary Had a Little Lamb.
(d) Jingle Bells

5. How many non-white students does Kozol say attended most of the urban schools he visited?
(a) 95 to 97 percent.
(b) 90 to 99 percent.
(c) 95 to 99 percent.
(d) 97 to 100 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the urban school in Boston?

2. According to sister Julia, why were classes never held at the newly constructed Jefferson School?

3. What system of schools does Kozol say are highly attractive to more sophisticated parents, who are disproportionately white and middle class?

4. The history of East St. Louis shows that African Americans were lured to the city for what reason?

5. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?

(see the answer key)

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