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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 communities' voices.
(b) The children's voices.
(c) The parents' voices.
(d) The teachers' voices.

2. What grade did Kozol teach while he was at the urban school in Boston?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Fourth.

3. How did Carla Hawkins, the teacher of a combination fifth and sixth grade class, acquire all the materials and resources for her class?
(a) Another teacher loaned them to her.
(b) The principal bought them for her.
(c) The school board provided her with funding.
(d) She bought them herself.

4. According to Carla Hawkins, Chicago's public schools are in short supply of what type of resource?
(a) Students.
(b) Funding .
(c) Teachers.
(d) Supplies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?

2. According to Reverend Jim Wolff, who moved in to North Lawndale when businesses moved out?

3. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?

4. Who does Kozol say is the biggest employer in East St. Louis?

5. Why did Sam Morgan, principal of East St. Louis High, not attend the school as a student?

(see the answer key)

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