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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. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) High-blood pressure.
(c) Type II diabetes.
(d) Child ssthma.

2. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?
(a) When they breath toxic emission from the chemical plants.
(b) When they partake in chemical experiments at the plant.
(c) When they are fired from the chemical plants.
(d) When they are hurt while working at the chemical plant.

3. Which one of the following does Kozol not mention as a place where the men in East St. Louis go when they disappear from the community?
(a) The military.
(b) College.
(c) Living on the streets.
(d) Prison.

4. How many of the girls does the principal in Anacostia say will be pregnant by the fifth grade?
(a) Three fourths.
(b) One third.
(c) One fourth.
(d) Two thirds.

5. At Mary McLeod Bethune School, what does the gospel teacher accuse the children of doing if they fail to sing properly?
(a) Not loving the Lord.
(b) Not liking the gospel teacher.
(c) Not studying the music.
(d) Not practicing the songs at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?

2. What does Kozol say lottery proceeds go towards?

3. According to Reverend Jim Wolff, who moved in to North Lawndale when businesses moved out?

4. According to Kozol, what is a major problem at Lawndale Elementary School?

5. What determines the amount of control the local school board can exercise?

(see the answer key)

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