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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Alva and her family when they settled in the Dorchester section of Boston?
(a) Rocks were thrown at their windows.
(b) They had their first child.
(c) A welcome party.
(d) They crashed their car.

2. What did the students believe caused the cancellation of their class trip, according to Chapter 17?
(a) Busing.
(b) Racism.
(c) Lack of funding.
(d) Safety.

3. What did Bob Murphy make clear when he became headmaster?
(a) Segregation was his goal.
(b) Blacks would not be forced out of school.
(c) White students would get a better education.
(d) Desegregation was a bad thing.

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

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

6. What did Cassandra Twymon's teachers think about her?
(a) She was not very bright.
(b) She was not working up to her potential.
(c) She was doing her best.
(d) She was a trouble maker.

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

8. How many jobs were Alva and her husband working?
(a) 1 each.
(b) 2 each.
(c) 3 each.
(d) 2 for Alva and 3 for her husband.

9. Who appeared in Charleston and faced deep resentment, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Malcom X.
(b) Ted Kennedy.
(c) Kevin White.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

10. What was the community successful in doing in 1975, according to Chapter 15?
(a) Re-segregating the school.
(b) Keeping Charlestown High School from being a magnet.
(c) Having Colin Diver fired.
(d) Ousting Mayor White.

11. What party did Cassandra and Rachel attend on the 4th of July?
(a) The city hall party.
(b) Alva's party.
(c) Rachel's party.
(d) Colin Cover's party.

12. What position was Boston's Mayor, Kevin White, offered in Chapter 28?
(a) The vice-presidential spot.
(b) The defense secretary.
(c) An ambassadorial position.
(d) The economy secretary.

13. What issue did Kevin White always try to avoid, according to Chapter 28?
(a) The sewage problem.
(b) Violence in Boston inner city.
(c) Desegregation.
(d) The school segregation issue.

14. What happened on October 7, 1974, at the Boston Globe, according to Chapter 24?
(a) A strike.
(b) Shots were fired.
(c) A fire.
(d) The editor in chief was let go.

15. Who was Alice McGoff working for, at the start of Chapter 19?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Boston Port Authority.
(d) New England Telephone Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who received a threatening call on March 1976, according to Chapter 26?

2. What happened to the Methunion Manor project?

3. Why was United Way targeted by protesters, according to Chapter 19?

4. Who became pregnant, in Chapter 21, and had her baby placed for adoption?

5. Why did Rachel senior institute legal action through the Department of Public Welfare?

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