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

2. According to Kozol, what statistic does New York find hard to track?
(a) The races and ethnicities of the students in the public school system.
(b) The actual dropout rate.
(c) The actual number of teachers in the system.
(d) The number of students enrolled in urban public schools.

3. According to Kozol, what does the city of New York supply each ghetto school with?
(a) Police escorts.
(b) Guns.
(c) Handcuffs.
(d) Pepper spray.

4. When was this basic formula for today's education finance introduced?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1920s.

5. Why does Du Sable High School's principal have a hard time retaining young teachers at his school?
(a) Because the older teachers have more freedom to be creative.
(b) Because the school system curriculum is too strict.
(c) Because the suburban schools pay more money.
(d) Because young teachers would rather teach in private schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influential African American does Kozol note was often cited when black parents or black school officials discussed educating students in the urban public school system?

2. According to Kozol, how many people are supposed to be in PS261 at one time?

3. What type of industry was Camden famous for at one point?

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

5. How many non-white students does Kozol say attended most of the urban schools he visited?

(see the answer key)

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