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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. How many students attend PS261 daily?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 1,400.

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

3. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) To let teachers discuss the low pay they receive for such a demanding job.
(b) To let the voices, judgments, and longings of children be heard.
(c) To show parents' views of the American school system.
(d) To compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.

4. What type of facility is missing from Camden High School?
(a) Locker room.
(b) Gym.
(c) A lunch facility.
(d) Teacher's lounge.

5. What was the poem that is memorized by the students in Kozol's class about?
(a) Infant mortality.
(b) The public school system.
(c) Broken dreams.
(d) Ghetto life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What area lies to the east of East St. Louis?

3. How many students attend Camden High School?

4. What type of equipment do the students at Pyne Point Junior High use in their typing class?

5. How many students from Woodrow Wilson, according to Kozol, sign up to take the SAT in the spring of 1990 when he visits?

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