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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Heywood Twymon jailed several times?
(a) For robbery.
(b) For theft.
(c) For non-support.
(d) For abuse.

2. What position did Colin formulate after taking on more responsibilities at the Boston City Hall?
(a) The G-BURG.
(b) The U-BURG.
(c) The C-BURG.
(d) The B-BURG.

3. For whom did Colin work, at the start of Chapter 13?
(a) Kevin White.
(b) Rosy O'Donnel.
(c) Sam Merrick
(d) Barney Frank.

4. When did Charles McKechnie die?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1907.

5. How old was Rachel when she first met Martin Luther King?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rachel Twymon not know about four of her sons when she opened her store one morning in Chapter 2?

2. Who or what did Bernie Kirk, Alice's father, not support despite of roots in his district?

3. What college did Joan McKechnie attend?

4. What position was Louise Day Hicks elected to in the spring of 1961?

5. What does Chapter 13 say about Colin's expectations of what government could and couldn't do in the area of social justice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Boston School Committee react to a case study?

2. What does Chapter 1 say Colin Diver was affected by?

3. What was the decision released on June 21, 1974?

4. When did Rachel first meet King?

5. What does Chapter 9 of Common Ground begin with, and why is Louise Day Hicks significant?

6. Who did Ralph Hoaglund, founder of CVS, and others work for?

7. What did Hiran do to his name?

8. Who was Dr. John McKechnie, according to Chapter 7?

9. Where does Alice McGoff's family come from, according to Chapter 6?

10. Why were people buying property in the South End area?

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