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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the two people when Chapter 2 opens?
(a) South End.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Boston City Hall.
(d) The Roxbury Orchard housing project.

2. How old was Bernard Kirk when his mother and sister died?
(a) 4 years old.
(b) 8 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

3. What extra curricular activity did Colin Diver do that Chapter 1 says opened the door to the best jobs?
(a) Editor of the Boston College Journal of Medicine.
(b) Captain of the football team.
(c) Director of the Stanford Ballet Association.
(d) Editor of the Harvard Law Review.

4. Where did Alice McGoff work according to Chapter 3?
(a) She was unemployed.
(b) A clothing store.
(c) Boston City Hall.
(d) Charlestown Navy Yard Officers Club.

5. Who was with Colin Diver when he was listening to radio reports on the riots in 1968?
(a) His wife Joan.
(b) His sister Margaret.
(c) His father Joe.
(d) His friend Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Colin Diver not sure he wanted to do after finishing his studies, according to Chapter 1?

2. How many children did Alice McGoff have?

3. How did the Boston officials try to calm the African-American community after the assassination of Martin Luther King?

4. Whom did the Jenkins family migrate to Nova Scotia with?

5. What was Frederick's daughter's name?

(see the answer key)

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