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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "Other People's Children: North Lawndale and the South Side of Chicago,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The history of East St. Louis shows that African Americans were lured to the city for what reason?
(a) The promise of jobs.
(b) Good schools.
(c) New housing.
(d) Low taxes.

2. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the urban school in Boston?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

3. According to Kozol, what demographic lives predominantly to the east of East St. Louis?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Chinese.

4. What court decision found that segregated institutions for black people could exist as long as they were equal to those open to white people?
(a) Davis, et. al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, VA et al.
(b) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) Briggs, et. al. v. Elliott et al.

5. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) February.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Irl Soloman earn at East St. Louis High each year after teaching for nearly 30 years?

2. How did Kozol choose the cities that he visited?

3. According to Carla Hawkins, Chicago's public schools are in short supply of what type of resource?

4. In what year was the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson rendered?

5. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?

(see the answer key)

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