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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. What is the race of the non-white children in the accelerated classes at the school in Riverdale?
(a) African.
(b) Black.
(c) Asian.
(d) Hispanic.

2. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?
(a) Little Sister.
(b) Serena.
(c) Smokey.
(d) Mickey.

3. According to Kozol, whose real names are used in the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) Child characters.
(b) Adult characters.
(c) Public officials.
(d) Religious characters.

4. What term does the principal at Camden High School give to the dividing up of the children based on their previous test results?
(a) Homogeneous grouping.
(b) Heterogeneous grouping.
(c) Selective grouping.
(d) Random selection.

5. Which citiy sits across the Delaware River from Camden?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) Dover, DE.
(d) Trenton, NJ.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does President H.W. Bush's alma-mater spend per student?

2. What does Kozol say Camden's entire property wealth of $250 million is less than the value of?

3. What type of equipment do the students at Pyne Point Junior High use in their typing class?

4. What does the New York Times say the better public schools are intended to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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