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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. Approximately how many neighborhoods did Kozol visit?

2. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?

3. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?

4. What happened to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home in Lawndale after he moved?

5. What does Sister Julia say that the nicest house in the Villa Griffin homes is used for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Kozol describe East St. Louis?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 6 is entitled, The Dream Deferred, Again, in San Antonio. What dream was Kozol referring to and how was it deferred again? Who or what caused the dream to be deferred? Is there any way to save the dream from being deferred? If not, how could the dream be revitalized after being deferred? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In the book's forward entitled, Looking Backward: 1964-1991, Kozol describes his teaching experience as an innovative teacher at an urban Boston public school. In later chapters, Kozol describes how other teachers try to be innovative despite their lack of resources. Give three detailed examples from the book Savage Inequalities of how teachers in the urban school districts Kozol visits are innovative with limited resources. How are these teachers innovative? Where do they find the resources to continue to be innovative? Please use specific examples from the book.

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