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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. According to Kozol, whose real names are used in the book Savage Inequalities?
(a) Child characters.
(b) Religious characters.
(c) Public officials.
(d) Adult characters.

2. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?
(a) Manufacturing and drinking water.
(b) Lead-based paint and lack of waste removal.
(c) Lead-based paint and manufacturing.
(d) Drinking water and lead-based paint.

3. How many years did Kozol spend visiting schools and speaking with children about their schools and neighborhoods?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. What statistic does Kozol give for the number of births in East St. Louis to single mothers?
(a) Two of five births are to single mothers.
(b) One of five births are to single mothers.
(c) Four of five births are to single mothers.
(d) Three of five births are to single mothers.

5. Which two poets did Kozol expose the children in the urban district to?
(a) Robert Frost and Langston Hughes.
(b) Langston Hughes and Claude McKay.
(c) Langston Hughes and T.S. Eliot.
(d) T.S. Eliot and Claude McKay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What years did the events in the book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools take place?

2. According to sister Julia, why were classes never held at the newly constructed Jefferson School?

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

4. Why did Sam Morgan, principal of East St. Louis High, not attend the school as a student?

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

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