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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. Where is Camden ranked in terms of its number of poor people as compared to other states in the U.S.?
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Second.
(d) Third.

2. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) May.
(d) October.

3. 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) They are shutting down certain schools.
(d) The low enrollment at the schools.

4. After speaking to the kindergarten class at PS79, Kozol learns that one of the African-American boys in the class travels how long each day to get to school?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

5. What type of early child care program can the principal at PS79 not start at his school?
(a) Morning kindergarten.
(b) Pre-kindergarten.
(c) Head Start program.
(d) Even State program.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kozol, how many people are supposed to be in PS261 at one time?

2. What does the Wall Street Journal say has remained static while per-pupil spending has increased?

3. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?

4. According to Kozol, what does the city of New York supply each ghetto school with?

5. According to Kozol, what is the estimated worth of the education a child receives in the suburbs of New York?

(see the answer key)

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