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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of equipment do the students at Pyne Point Junior High use in their typing class?
(a) Slightly used computers from one of the schools in Cherry Hill.
(b) Old Olympia typewriters.
(c) Old Dell computers.
(d) New Olympia typewriters.

2. What does the principal of Tunisia's school say she sees children doing in order to have something to eat at home?
(a) Asking for extra food at lunch.
(b) Pocketing chicken nuggets.
(c) Stealing from other students lunches.
(d) Staying after school to receive free dinner.

3. According to Harper, how does her teacher punish the children?
(a) Detention.
(b) By sending them to the principal's office.
(c) By standing in the corner.
(d) With a paddle.

4. According to Kozol, how many people are supposed to be in PS261 at one time?
(a) 1100.
(b) 1000.
(c) 800.
(d) 900.

5. According to Kozol, students in what racial group are more often categorized as retarded?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Asian.

6. Why did Kozol stay in Cherry Hill while he was visiting Camden?
(a) Because the school administrators thought Kozol would be safer in the suburbs.
(b) Because Kozol prefered to stay in an upper-income neighborhood.
(c) Because Camden did not have any hotels.
(d) Because Cherry Hill offers more shops and eateries.

7. According to the principal, how much does Woodrow Wilson spend yearly on each student?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $5,000.

8. What does the principal at PS79 say he will have to do if more students enroll at his school?
(a) He will have to expand his classes.
(b) He will have to find another building.
(c) He will have to hold some classes in temporary trailers.
(d) He will have to bus them to another school.

9. What are two of the problems that Vernon Dover, principal of Pyne Point Junior High, tells Kozol exist at his school?
(a) Dropouts and space.
(b) Dropouts and low teacher salaries.
(c) Low teacher salaries and space.
(d) Low enrollment and traunt students.

10. What state is Camden located in?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) Maryland.

11. What issue do PS261 and PS79 share?
(a) Low enrollment.
(b) Unqualified teachers.
(c) Lack of space.
(d) Lack of up-to-date resources.

12. How many of the girls does the principal in Anacostia say will be pregnant by the fifth grade?
(a) Two thirds.
(b) One fourth.
(c) One third.
(d) Three fourths.

13. How long do some of the students at Morris High School think it will be before blacks and whites work together to better public education?
(a) 400 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 200 years.

14. What business entities exist in Camden but do not pay taxes?
(a) A pharmacutical plant and a sewage treatment plant.
(b) A chemical plant and incinerator.
(c) An incinerator and sewage treatment plant.
(d) A sewage treatment plant and a chemical plant.

15. What type of industry was Camden famous for at one point?
(a) Pharmacuticals.
(b) Chemical plants.
(c) Farming.
(d) Manufacturing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which citiy sits across the Delaware River from Camden?

2. How does Harper's mother describe her life in an Anacostia neighborhood?

3. According to Thurston, why are poor people in Washington, D.C. willing to accept a dual system of public education?

4. What does the Wall Street Journal say has remained static while per-pupil spending has increased?

5. How many students attend Camden High School?

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