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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Kozol, why is eighth-grade graduation highly celebrated in North Lawndale?
2. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?
3. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?
4. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?
5. What was the poem that is memorized by the students in Kozol's class about?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why does the author think that many wealthy people think it is okay if poor children receive fewer advantages?
3. Why does Kozol say he wrote the book Savage Inequalities?
4. What type of health issues exist in East St. Louis? Why do these illnesses exist?
5. Why are the major industries that dump waste into East St. Louis not taxed there?
6. What does the media, parents, and teachers think the issue is with public education?
7. Why is employment limited in East St. Louis?
8. How does Kozol describe the township of Sauget?
9. How does Coral Hawkins stand out from most of the teachers Kozol meets at Mary McLeod Bethune School?
10. How do many of the children know that they are receiving an inferior education? What happens to many of the children after they realize they are receiving an inferior education?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the urban public school systems in New York and Camden. How are these two urban school systems similar? How are they different? Please use specific examples from the book? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
The book Savage Inequalities depicts the inequalities that exist in the nation's public schools. What two problems seem to be common among the school systems that Kozol describes in the book? Describe these two problems and why they are considered problems. What suggestions would you make to improve these problems? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
In various areas, Kozol speaks with adults about the health of the students that attend the poor urban schools and that live in the community. What types of illnesses do the adults mention children having in the various cities that Kozol visits? How do the students get these illnesses? Based on the book, how do you think these illness effect children's education? What can be done to improve the health of students in these various urban cities? Please use specific examples from the book.
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