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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible?
(a) Send school representatives to parents homes.
(b) Offer the same printed materials to all parents.
(c) Give presentations about the different schools in the area.
(d) Invite parents to school board meetings.

2. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?
(a) Serena.
(b) Smokey.
(c) Mickey.
(d) Little Sister.

3. What religious order helps to operate a mission at the Villa Griffin homes?
(a) The Daughters of Divine Charity.
(b) The Daughters of the Holy Spirit.
(c) The Daughters of Charity.
(d) The Daughters of Divine Love.

4. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?
(a) America's Cuba.
(b) America's Bosnia.
(c) America's Somalia.
(d) America's Soweto.

5. What issue do PS261 and PS79 share?
(a) Lack of space.
(b) Lack of up-to-date resources.
(c) Unqualified teachers.
(d) Low enrollment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the chemical plants get away with not paying taxes in East St. Louis?

2. How did the press in Boston refer to troubled ghetto areas with a low infant mortality rate?

3. What reason do students give Kozol for dropping out of school in New York?

4. How many banks did the Tribune say were located in North Lawndale?

5. In what year was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education made?

(see the answer key)

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