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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Kozol, how many people are supposed to be in PS261 at one time?
(a) 900.
(b) 1100.
(c) 800.
(d) 1000.
2. Which school did President George H.W. Bush attend?
(a) Phillips Academy.
(b) St. Johns Academy.
(c) Dearborne Academy.
(d) Dearfield Academy.
3. What issue do PS261 and PS79 share?
(a) Lack of space.
(b) Low enrollment.
(c) Lack of up-to-date resources.
(d) Unqualified teachers.
4. According to Delabian Rice Thurston, where do the rich in Washington, D.C. try to send their children?
(a) Private school.
(b) Catholic school.
(c) Boarding school.
(d) Public school.
5. According to Harper, how does her teacher punish the children?
(a) By sending them to the principal's office.
(b) By standing in the corner.
(c) With a paddle.
(d) Detention.
6. 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) Random selection.
(c) Heterogeneous grouping.
(d) Selective grouping.
7. At an elementary school in Anacostia, Kozol speaks with a young girl named Tunisia. What is not one of the things that Tunisia tell Kozol she would do if she had a lot of money?
(a) Buy new textbooks.
(b) Paint the dirty walls.
(c) Plant a flowerbox.
(d) Buy curtains for her teacher.
8. What does the Wall Street Journal say has remained static while per-pupil spending has increased?
(a) Teacher retention rates.
(b) Student achievement.
(c) The dropout rate.
(d) Student attendance.
9. What does Kozol say Camden's entire property wealth of $250 million is less than the value of?
(a) One school in the suburbs of Camden.
(b) One upscale department store on New York City's Fifth Avenue.
(c) One country club in Cherry Hill.
(d) One casino in Atlantic City.
10. Where do most of the motivated children at Morris High School plan to go after they graduate?
(a) Community college.
(b) Technical school.
(c) The military.
(d) To work.
11. How much money does President H.W. Bush's alma-mater spend per student?
(a) $14,000.
(b) $11,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $13,000.
12. What type of equipment do the students at Pyne Point Junior High use in their typing class?
(a) Old Dell computers.
(b) New Olympia typewriters.
(c) Old Olympia typewriters.
(d) Slightly used computers from one of the schools in Cherry Hill.
13. What does Kozol think will not solve inner-city problems?
(a) More social services.
(b) Better schools.
(c) More minority-owned businesses.
(d) More social workers in the neighborhood.
14. What type of industry was Camden famous for at one point?
(a) Chemical plants.
(b) Farming.
(c) Manufacturing.
(d) Pharmacuticals.
15. What does the New York Times say the better public schools are intended to do?
(a) To serve as academic school.
(b) To uphold the school system's high academic standards.
(c) Give the rich an alternative to high-priced private schools.
(d) Attract or skim off the more privileged children.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of early child care program can the principal at PS79 not start at his school?
2. What state is Camden located in?
3. How low does Kozol report you can purchase a home for in North Camden?
4. What type of facility is missing from Camden High School?
5. According to the Wall Street Journal, what are the two worlds of Washington, D.C.?
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