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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "Children of the City Invincible: Camden, New Jersey,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voices does Kozol say were missing from summit conferences on education, severe reports, and ominous prescriptions?
(a) The parents' voices.
(b) The communities' voices.
(c) The teachers' voices.
(d) The children's voices.

2. Why does Kozol think the most enthusiastic and skilled teachers will not be attracted to urban schools, like Mary McLeod Bethune Schools?
(a) The lack of classroom autonomy.
(b) Few resources.
(c) The out-of-date books.
(d) The low salaries.

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

4. How many students attend Camden High School?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. How did the press in Boston refer to troubled ghetto areas with a low infant mortality rate?
(a) Death Zones.
(b) Ghetto Zones.
(c) Killer Zones.
(d) Death Camps.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many teachers did Kozol's students in the urban Boston school have before he was assigned to teach their class?

2. What was the poem that is memorized by the students in Kozol's class about?

3. What does Kozol say lottery proceeds go towards?

4. Who authored the poem that one of the most embittered students in Kozol's class memorized?

5. Where is Camden ranked in terms of its number of poor people as compared to other states in the U.S.?

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