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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 much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?
(a) $34,000.
(b) $38,000.
(c) $32,000.
(d) $36,000.

2. What reason does Warren Franczyk, principal of Mary McLeod Bethune School, give for teachers losing their high school jobs in North Lawndale?
(a) There is a need for more teachers at the elementary-school level.
(b) They are unqualified for the jobs.
(c) The low enrollment at the schools.
(d) They are shutting down certain schools.

3. At Mary McLeod Bethune School, what does the gospel teacher accuse the children of doing if they fail to sing properly?
(a) Not loving the Lord.
(b) Not studying the music.
(c) Not practicing the songs at home.
(d) Not liking the gospel teacher.

4. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?
(a) 1990-1991.
(b) 1988-1992.
(c) 1988-1990.
(d) 1986-1990.

5. Who authored the poem that one of the most embittered students in Kozol's class memorized?
(a) Claude McKay.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Robert Frost.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?

3. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?

4. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?

5. According to Kozol, how are East St. Louis and Lawndale similar?

(see the answer key)

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