View a FREE sample

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. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the school located in the Boston suburbs?
(a) 23.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 22.

2. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?
(a) Separate schools/classes for black males.
(b) Busing black students to schools in white neighborhoods.
(c) All-girl schools.
(d) Charter schools with a focus on black culture.

3. How low does Kozol report you can purchase a home for in North Camden?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $7,000.
(d) $1,000.

4. What types of schools does the Chicago public school system lack?
(a) High Schools.
(b) Early Head Start centers.
(c) Junior high schools.
(d) Elementary Schools.

5. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?
(a) The Welfare Office.
(b) The Unemployment Office.
(c) The Lottery Office.
(d) Health Services.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Delabian Rice Thurston, where do the rich in Washington, D.C. try to send their children?

2. According to Kozol, students in what racial group are more often categorized as retarded?

3. What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible?

4. Which school did President George H.W. Bush attend?

5. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 257 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample