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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. What does Kozol say lottery proceeds go towards?
(a) Education.
(b) State health system.
(c) State revenue.
(d) Welfare.
2. What does Sister Julia say that the nicest house in the Villa Griffin homes is used for?
(a) A motel.
(b) A foster home.
(c) A government welfare office.
(d) A whorehouse.
3. How much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?
(a) $36,000.
(b) $34,000.
(c) $32,000.
(d) $38,000.
4. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) Black.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) White.
(d) Chinese.
5. According to the 1980 census, what percentage of men and women 17 and older in North Lawndale had no jobs?
(a) 58.
(b) 68.
(c) 72.
(d) 62.
Short Answer Questions
1. What public service does Kozol mention that East St. Louis lacks?
2. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. live in North Lawndale?
3. According to Kozol, how are East St. Louis and Lawndale similar?
4. Why did Sam Morgan, principal of East St. Louis High, not attend the school as a student?
5. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problems exist at Martin Luther King High School in East St. Louis?
2. Why does Kozol decide to leave teaching and focus on other social issues?
3. Why is employment limited in East St. Louis?
4. How does Kozol describe the neighborhoods in which the urban schools he visited were located?
5. How does the pre-desegregation of schools compare to the post-desegregation?
6. Compare the two court decisions, Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson.
7. How does Kozol describe East St. Louis?
8. Why does Kozol condemn business leaders and legislators for not improving public education?
9. How does Kozol describe the township of Sauget?
10. Why does the author think that many wealthy people think it is okay if poor children receive fewer advantages?
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