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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 many teachers did Kozol's students in the urban Boston school have before he was assigned to teach their class?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

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

3. When Kozol decides to see what's happening in America's schools, what shocked and outraged him most about the public school system?
(a) The lack of books in the classrooms.
(b) The segregation that still existed in the school system.
(c) The overcrowding in classrooms.
(d) The lack of qualified teachers in the school system.

4. What system of schools does Kozol say are highly attractive to more sophisticated parents, who are disproportionately white and middle class?
(a) The suburban school system.
(b) The urban school system.
(c) The magnet school system.
(d) The charter school system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two poets did Kozol expose the children in the urban district to?

2. How many non-white students does Kozol say attended most of the urban schools he visited?

3. Why does Kozol think the most enthusiastic and skilled teachers will not be attracted to urban schools, like Mary McLeod Bethune Schools?

4. What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible?

5. What was Kozol's purpose for writing the book Savage Inequalities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems exist at Martin Luther King High School in East St. Louis?

2. What does the media, parents, and teachers think the issue is with public education?

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

4. What problem exists at Lathrop Elementary School, and what is the source of this problem?

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

6. How does Kozol describe the township of Sauget?

7. 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?

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

9. What financial cuts are proposed for the schools in East St. Louis? Why do cuts have to be made to the schools in East St. Louis? Who is responsible for making the cuts?

10. How does Kozol describe East St. Louis?

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