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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 did not grow up in East St. Louis.
(c) It was an all-white high school.
(d) He lived to far way to attend the school.

2. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?
(a) 1988-1990.
(b) 1986-1990.
(c) 1988-1992.
(d) 1990-1991.

3. 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.

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

5. 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) The federal government.
(b) Suburan school principals.
(c) City officials.
(d) Business leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kozol choose the cities that he visited?

2. According to Kozol, what is a major problem at Lawndale Elementary School?

3. What year did Kozol begin teaching in Boston?

4. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kozol say he wrote the book Savage Inequalities?

2. Compare Baldwin's experience teaching in the urban school district in Boston and the suburban school district west of Boston.

3. Compare Coral Hawkins to the gospel teacher at Mary McLeod Bethune School.

4. How the suburban public schools funded compared to the urban public schools?

5. Why are the major industries that dump waste into East St. Louis not taxed there?

6. Why does the author think that many wealthy people think it is okay if poor children receive fewer advantages?

7. How did East St. Louis become so poor?

8. What is there for residents to do in East St. Louis for fun?

9. Where does Kozol go on his journey to speak with students in the public school system? How does Kozol choose the schools that he visited?

10. Why does Kozol condemn business leaders and legislators for not improving public education?

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