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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?
(a) They file taxes in another state.
(b) They find tax loopholes.
(c) They create small, self-governed, incorporated towns.
(d) They pay-off goverment officals.

3. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) February.
(d) May.

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

5. What year did Kozol begin teaching in Boston?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1964.

6. In what year was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson rendered?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1897.

7. What was the poem that is memorized by the students in Kozol's class about?
(a) Ghetto life.
(b) Infant mortality.
(c) Broken dreams.
(d) The public school system.

8. According to Kozol, when visiting urban public schools who refused to take him to the neighborhoods were the schools were located?
(a) Parents.
(b) School Administrators.
(c) Public Transit.
(d) Taxi Drivers.

9. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?
(a) Ron Brown.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Colin Powell.
(d) Jesse Jackson.

10. How many teachers did Kozol's students in the urban Boston school have before he was assigned to teach their class?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

11. Why does Kozol think the most enthusiastic and skilled teachers will not be attracted to urban schools, like Mary McLeod Bethune Schools?
(a) The low salaries.
(b) Few resources.
(c) The lack of classroom autonomy.
(d) The out-of-date books.

12. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?
(a) By visiting other schools.
(b) By talking to friends about schools their other family members attend.
(c) By reading stories about schools in rich neighborhoods.
(d) By watching TV and seeing how the other half live.

13. What court decision found that segregated institutions for black people could exist as long as they were equal to those open to white people?
(a) Brown v. Board of Education.
(b) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(c) Davis, et. al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, VA et al.
(d) Briggs, et. al. v. Elliott et al.

14. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) To let teachers discuss the low pay they receive for such a demanding job.
(b) To let the voices, judgments, and longings of children be heard.
(c) To show parents' views of the American school system.
(d) To compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.

15. What are the major industries in Sauget besides the chemical plants?
(a) Topless joints and an outlet for the lottery.
(b) Prison and cigarette manufacturers.
(c) Liquor stores and an outlet for the lottery.
(d) Funeral homes and car dealerships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?

2. How much money does Kozol say is spent on each child attending a rich, white, public school around Chicago?

3. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. live in North Lawndale?

4. According to Carla Hawkins, Chicago's public schools are in short supply of what type of resource?

5. When Kozol decides to see what's happening in America's schools, what shocked and outraged him most about the public school system?

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