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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. In what year did Kozol set off to visit schools and speak with children about education in urban areas?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1987.

2. How much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?
(a) $34,000.
(b) $38,000.
(c) $36,000.
(d) $32,000.

3. How many banks did the Tribune say were located in North Lawndale?
(a) 2.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?
(a) Child ssthma.
(b) Type II diabetes.
(c) High-blood pressure.
(d) Heart disease.

5. What influential African American does Kozol note was often cited when black parents or black school officials discussed educating students in the urban public school system?
(a) W.E.B. DuBois.
(b) Mary McLeod Bethune.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many housing units are in the Villa Griffin homes?

2. At Mary McLeod Bethune School, what does the gospel teacher accuse the children of doing if they fail to sing properly?

3. Who said that Americans allow all of their children the things they need to compete at the highest levels of success?

4. What is the name of the Villa Griffin child whose sister was murdered by a friend of the mother?

5. Why does Kozol introduce his class to poetry?

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