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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 talking to friends about schools their other family members attend.
(b) By watching TV and seeing how the other half live.
(c) By reading stories about schools in rich neighborhoods.
(d) By visiting other schools.

2. How do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?
(a) They create small, self-governed, incorporated towns.
(b) They file taxes in another state.
(c) They find tax loopholes.
(d) They pay-off goverment officals.

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

5. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?
(a) To reawaken the children's interest in school.
(b) Because he did not have any textbooks in his classroom.
(c) To familiarize students with a different form of literature.
(d) Because he did not have any lesson plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the major industries in Sauget besides the chemical plants?

2. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?

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

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

5. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?

(see the answer key)

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