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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?
(a) 98.
(b) 101.
(c) 99.
(d) 100.
2. Where did Kozol hold his classes while teaching in the urban school in Boston?
(a) The school cafeteria.
(b) The school basement.
(c) The auditorium.
(d) An unfurnished classroom.
3. What is the racial makeup of 98 percent of the population in East St. Louis?
(a) Chinese.
(b) White.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Black.
4. How did Kozol choose the cities that he visited?
(a) He chose cities that had were ranked as the most dangerous.
(b) He visited cities with a high rate of infant mortality.
(c) There was no special logic in the cities he chose to visit.
(d) He visited cities where he had familiy.
5. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) To show parents' views of the American school system.
(b) To let the voices, judgments, and longings of children be heard.
(c) To let teachers discuss the low pay they receive for such a demanding job.
(d) To compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.
6. According to sister Julia, why were classes never held at the newly constructed Jefferson School?
(a) The school was not completed.
(b) The construction was not done correctly.
(c) The school did not pass the school board inspection.
(d) There was too much sewage in the school.
7. What year did Kozol begin teaching in Boston?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1964.
8. According to Kozol, when visiting urban public schools who refused to take him to the neighborhoods were the schools were located?
(a) Public Transit.
(b) Taxi Drivers.
(c) School Administrators.
(d) Parents.
9. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. live in North Lawndale?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1968.
10. When Kozol decides to see what's happening in America's schools, what shocked and outraged him most about the public school system?
(a) The lack of books in the classrooms.
(b) The overcrowding in classrooms.
(c) The segregation that still existed in the school system.
(d) The lack of qualified teachers in the school system.
11. What happened to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home in Lawndale after he moved?
(a) It was declared a historical site.
(b) It was renovated by the new owner.
(c) It was bulldozed.
(d) It was sold to the city government.
12. How much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?
(a) $36,000.
(b) $32,000.
(c) $34,000.
(d) $38,000.
13. According to Kozol, why is eighth-grade graduation highly celebrated in North Lawndale?
(a) Because most students drop out in the ninth grade.
(b) Because parents put as much emphasis on eighth grade as they do on the twelfth grade .
(c) Because many of the students will not graduate from high school.
(d) Because there is no high school prom in North Lawndale.
14. The history of East St. Louis shows that African Americans were lured to the city for what reason?
(a) The promise of jobs.
(b) Good schools.
(c) Low taxes.
(d) New housing.
15. What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible?
(a) Offer the same printed materials to all parents.
(b) Invite parents to school board meetings.
(c) Send school representatives to parents homes.
(d) Give presentations about the different schools in the area.
Short Answer Questions
1. What grade did Kozol teach while he was at the urban school in Boston?
2. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?
3. What was the poem that is memorized by the students in Kozol's class about?
4. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?
5. How do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?
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