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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Alice go to a prayer march to oppose busing?
(a) The second week of school 1975.
(b) The second day of school 1976.
(c) The second day of school 1975.
(d) The third day of school 1975.

2. What did Cassandra and Rachel Twymon do in Chapter 27?
(a) Married.
(b) Got pregnant.
(c) Quit school.
(d) Moved out of the house.

3. Who did Danny McGoff watch from a corner, according to Chapter 15?
(a) His friend Mike.
(b) His girlfriend Sara.
(c) His sister Cathy.
(d) His brothers, Tommy and Kevin.

4. When did Bod Murphy become headmaster of Charlestown high?
(a) October 14, 1975.
(b) October 24, 1975.
(c) June 24, 1975.
(d) October 24, 1976.

5. Where was the Boston Cardinal from, according to Chapter 20?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) New York.
(c) Texas.
(d) New Mexico.

6. Who was arrested for threatening to burn Alva's house?
(a) William J. Flaherty and Mike Roger.
(b) Stephen Mulrey and Sally Murley.
(c) William J. Flaherty.
(d) Stephen Mulrey and William J. Flaherty.

7. Where were Colin and Joan coming back from, at the start of Chapter 22?
(a) A school meeting.
(b) City Hall.
(c) The theater.
(d) A concert.

8. What prison sentence did Rachel's son Frederick get?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 15 to 20 years.
(d) 2.5 years.

9. Where did the Powder Keg group originate?
(a) Boston North.
(b) South End.
(c) Charlestown.
(d) New York.

10. Who received the Democratic nomination in 1972, according to Chapter 28?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Kevin White.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) McGovern.

11. What does Chapter 27 say about Cassandra Twymon and Charlestown High?
(a) Cassandra wanted to teach there.
(b) Cassandra loved it.
(c) Cassandra was glad she finished school.
(d) Cassandra was uncomfortable going there.

12. What idea does Chapter 15 say Alice McGoff did not like?
(a) Mandatory busing.
(b) Reelecting the school board.
(c) Desegregation.
(d) Disbanding the bus driver union.

13. What was Alice McGoff urging her co workers not to do, in Chapter 19?
(a) Not go to work.
(b) Not lose hope.
(c) Not vote for White.
(d) Not give to United Way.

14. Who was Alice protesting in front of, according to Chapter 19?
(a) United Way's headquarters.
(b) Mayor White's house.
(c) New England Telephone Company's president.
(d) The city hall.

15. What education did Wayne Twymon pursue?
(a) He dropped out of school.
(b) Law.
(c) Medical School.
(d) Police Academy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cassandrea Twymon go to school after the busing started, according to Chapter 16?

2. What community did the Archdiocese support prior to Medeiros's arrival?

3. Who did Medeiros help while in Texas?

4. What did Danny join against his mother's will?

5. What was the community successful in doing in 1975, according to Chapter 15?

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