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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. How much money does Kozol say is spent on each child attending a rich, white, public school around Chicago?
(a) $8,000.
(b) $7,000.
(c) $9,000.
(d) $6,000.

2. What types of schools does the Chicago public school system lack?
(a) Elementary Schools.
(b) Junior high schools.
(c) High Schools.
(d) Early Head Start centers.

3. 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 compile facts and figures about American urban school systems.
(d) To let teachers discuss the low pay they receive for such a demanding job.

4. How did Carla Hawkins, the teacher of a combination fifth and sixth grade class, acquire all the materials and resources for her class?
(a) She bought them herself.
(b) Another teacher loaned them to her.
(c) The principal bought them for her.
(d) The school board provided her with funding.

5. At Mary McLeod Bethune School, what does the gospel teacher accuse the children of doing if they fail to sing properly?
(a) Not practicing the songs at home.
(b) Not liking the gospel teacher.
(c) Not studying the music.
(d) Not loving the Lord.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?

2. The history of East St. Louis shows that African Americans were lured to the city for what reason?

3. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the urban school in Boston?

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

5. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kozol describe the neighborhoods in which the urban schools he visited were located?

2. Why does Kozol decide to leave teaching and focus on other social issues?

3. How does Kozol describe East St. Louis?

4. How does Coral Hawkins stand out from most of the teachers Kozol meets at Mary McLeod Bethune School?

5. What type of health issues exist in East St. Louis? Why do these illnesses exist?

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

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

8. Why is employment limited in East St. Louis?

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

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