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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The dream deferred, Again, in San Antonio,".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Harper's mother describe her life in an Anacostia neighborhood?
(a) A battle zone.
(b) Living on cloud nine.
(c) A cold death.
(d) A train wreck.

3. What do the students at Camden High School do during their lunch hour?
(a) They leave school to obtain lunch elsewhere.
(b) Get bused to a school in Cherry Hill.
(c) Attend a remedial class.
(d) Eat lunch in the cafeteria.

4. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?
(a) The Pfizer factory and City Hall.
(b) The federal courthouse and the city government office building.
(c) The federal courthouse and City Hall.
(d) City Hall and the main police station.

5. Who does Kozol condemn for offering to help troubled non-white schools, but who actually intend for disadvantaged students to prepare themselves for low-quality, factory jobs?
(a) Business leaders.
(b) City officials.
(c) The federal government.
(d) Suburan school principals.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kozol, what statistic does New York find hard to track?

2. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?

3. How did Carla Hawkins, the teacher of a combination fifth and sixth grade class, acquire all the materials and resources for her class?

4. The history of East St. Louis shows that African Americans were lured to the city for what reason?

5. What type of taxes are public schools reliant upon?

(see the answer key)

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