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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, "Life on the Mississippi: East St. Louis, Illinois,".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the following does Kozol not mention as a place where the men in East St. Louis go when they disappear from the community?
(a) The military.
(b) College.
(c) Prison.
(d) Living on the streets.

3. Where did Kozol hold his classes while teaching in the urban school in Boston?
(a) An unfurnished classroom.
(b) The school cafeteria.
(c) The auditorium.
(d) The school basement.

4. According to sister Julia, why were classes never held at the newly constructed Jefferson School?
(a) The construction was not done correctly.
(b) The school was not completed.
(c) The school did not pass the school board inspection.
(d) There was too much sewage in the school.

5. What is the population of the town of Sauget?
(a) 175.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?

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

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

4. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?

5. According to Kozol, East St. Louis has one of the highest rates of which disease in America?

(see the answer key)

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