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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. Why did Kozol stay in Cherry Hill while he was visiting Camden?
2. At what age does the principal in Anacostia say many of the boys in her school will be dead?
3. What do the students at Camden High School do during their lunch hour?
4. What does the Wall Street Journal say has remained static while per-pupil spending has increased?
5. What does Kozol say Camden's entire property wealth of $250 million is less than the value of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Kozol think that inner city problems would not be totally solved by better schools?
2. Describe PS 261.
3. How does the court ultimately rule in the class-action suit filed in 1981 by parents of school children in East Orange, Camden, Irvington, and Jersey City? What is the reaction of wealthier tax payers?
4. How does Kozol describe the Anacostia neighborhood where Harper and her mother live?
5. How do the children attending public schools in the suburbs of New York that Kozol interviews feel about sharing funding and resources with children at urban public schools?
6. How does Kozol describe the D.C. school system?
7. How are test scores in math and reading determined? How do the determination of these scores affect children in poor schools?
8. What three Supreme Court justices wrote dissents for the Milliken v. Bradley case? Why did each dissent?
9. How does Kozol describe the situation at Asbury Park and Irvington?
10. How do the suburban schools in New York compare to the urban schools in New York?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the Forward of the book, Kozol refers to the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. What is the significance of the Brown v. Board decision? According to the book, how has the school system remained the same since the judgment? What changes have been made since the Brown v. Board decision? Please use specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Kozol focuses on state and federal regulation of schools. In what ways do the states regulate the schools? In what ways does the federal government regulate American school system? How are these responsibilities divided amongst the state and federal entities? Please use specific examples from the book.
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