Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

J. Anthony Lukas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

J. Anthony Lukas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What extra curricular activity did Colin Diver do that Chapter 1 says opened the door to the best jobs?

2. What event does Chapter 9 say was an embarrassment for the Kennedy administration?

3. What does Chapter 5 say about Quinnie having many of?

4. What city administration team did Colin play, in according to Chapter 11?

5. Where were the two people when Chapter 2 opens?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, what judge was assigned to the civil rights case, Morgan v Hennigan?

3. What projects did Colin work on, in Chapter 13, and how did Colin compare himself with the Boston mayor?

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

5. What did Bernie Kirk feel about the Kennedy family?

6. What happened to Rachel Twymon, in Chapter 2?

7. What did Colin do after he left his position at the mayor's office?

8. Who was informed of the King assassination, at the start of Chapter 4?

9. Who lived at the Bunker Hill housing project, according to Chapter 3?

10. Which of Alice McGoff's family members immigrated to Boston, returned to Ireland, and then went back to Boston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project 76 was at Charlestown High, but the senior trip was canceled because of a teacher gambling away the money. Students actually believed that the reason was busing. Examine the ramifications of the truth not being revealed, for the students, teachers, and the community as a whole. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

The Epilogue reveals the status of the people and families in the book after the book ended. Students should compare a family with how they were in the book with events that occurred after and examine how the situation of busing played a role in their life. Use the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Students should examine how the riots after the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination were handled and discuss why the mayor's office decided to put it in the hands of African American leaders, examining the benefits and drawbacks of the decision. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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