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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. What is the racial makeup of 98 percent of the population in East St. Louis?
(a) Black.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) Chinese.
(d) White.

2. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. live in North Lawndale?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1966.

3. The history of East St. Louis shows that African Americans were lured to the city for what reason?
(a) New housing.
(b) Good schools.
(c) Low taxes.
(d) The promise of jobs.

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) 3 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

5. According to sister Julia, why were classes never held at the newly constructed Jefferson School?
(a) The school did not pass the school board inspection.
(b) There was too much sewage in the school.
(c) The construction was not done correctly.
(d) The school was not completed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who used to attend the church in Camden that Kozol passes while chatting with two teachers from Camden High School?

2. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?

3. Where did Kozol hold his classes while teaching in the urban school in Boston?

4. According to Kozol, when visiting urban public schools who refused to take him to the neighborhoods were the schools were located?

5. Which two poets did Kozol expose the children in the urban district to?

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