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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voices does Kozol say were missing from summit conferences on education, severe reports, and ominous prescriptions?
(a) The children's voices.
(b) The parents' voices.
(c) The teachers' voices.
(d) The communities' voices.

2. 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.

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(c) The out-of-date books.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

4. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?
(a) America's Cuba.
(b) America's Bosnia.
(c) America's Soweto.
(d) America's Somalia.

5. How much money does Irl Soloman say he would earn by teaching one of the schools in the suburbs of St. Louis?
(a) $49,000.
(b) $48,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $47,000.

6. How much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?
(a) $34,000.
(b) $38,000.
(c) $32,000.
(d) $36,000.

7. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

8. Why did Sam Morgan, principal of East St. Louis High, not attend the school as a student?
(a) The school was not built when he was in high school.
(b) He lived to far way to attend the school.
(c) He did not grow up in East St. Louis.
(d) It was an all-white high school.

9. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?
(a) Lead-based paint and lack of waste removal.
(b) Drinking water and lead-based paint.
(c) Lead-based paint and manufacturing.
(d) Manufacturing and drinking water.

10. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?
(a) 99.
(b) 100.
(c) 101.
(d) 98.

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

12. What grade did Kozol teach while he was at the urban school in Boston?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Kindergarten.

13. What major difference did Warren Franczyk, principal at Mary McLeod Bethune School, say existed between Mary McLeod Bethune School in North Lawndale and the magnet schools that the city runs?
(a) The magnet schools have staff problems.
(b) The magnet school receives more funding than Mary McLeod Bethune School.
(c) The magnet schools do not have staffing problems.
(d) Mary McLeod Bethune is located next door to a chemical plant.

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

15. 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) Suburan school principals.
(d) The federal government.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson rendered?

3. What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible?

4. According to Kozol, why is eighth-grade graduation highly celebrated in North Lawndale?

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

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