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

2. What is one way Jonathan Kozol says can show people how valuable we think they are?
(a) By the textbooks that are in the classrooms at the school.
(b) By the medical care we offer them.
(c) By the number of social workers assigned to a school.
(d) By the amount of welfare they receive.

3. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?
(a) Poplar Street Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.
(b) St. Louis Gateway Bridge and Malcolm X Bridge.
(c) Poplar Street Bridge and Mississippi River Bridge.
(d) Malcolm X Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.

4. Which city does Kozol point out as having a non-white administration for two years where conditions did not improve?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Camden.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Baltimore.

5. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) White.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Black.
(d) Hispanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the principal, how much does Woodrow Wilson spend yearly on each student?

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

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

4. Where do most of the motivated children at Morris High School plan to go after they graduate?

5. What are test scores in math and reading in America graded against?

(see the answer key)

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