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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What term does Harper describe as "you crawl along the street and look for rocks. You look for rocks that other people spill. You crawl along your knees..."
(a) Geeking.
(b) Craping.
(c) Cracking.
(d) Streaking.
2. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?
(a) By watching TV and seeing how the other half live.
(b) By reading stories about schools in rich neighborhoods.
(c) By talking to friends about schools their other family members attend.
(d) By visiting other schools.
3. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?
(a) Health Services.
(b) The Lottery Office.
(c) The Welfare Office.
(d) The Unemployment Office.
4. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?
(a) Three of five births are to single mothers.
(b) One of five births are to single mothers.
(c) Two of five births are to single mothers.
(d) Four of five births are to single mothers.
5. What are the major industries in Sauget besides the chemical plants?
(a) Topless joints and an outlet for the lottery.
(b) Funeral homes and car dealerships.
(c) Liquor stores and an outlet for the lottery.
(d) Prison and cigarette manufacturers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What song does the group of children in the Villa Griffin homes say they sing after the flag pledge?
2. How many years did Kozol spend visiting schools and speaking with children about their schools and neighborhoods?
3. In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education made?
4. What is the racial makeup of 98 percent of the population in East St. Louis?
5. What are two of the problems that Vernon Dover, principal of Pyne Point Junior High, tells Kozol exist at his school?
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