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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. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?
(a) May.
(b) October.
(c) January.
(d) February.
2. What types of educational options had been proposed in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit?
(a) Separate schools/classes for black males.
(b) Busing black students to schools in white neighborhoods.
(c) Charter schools with a focus on black culture.
(d) All-girl schools.
3. According to Kozol, what is a major problem at Lawndale Elementary School?
(a) The lack of quality books.
(b) The facilities are old and out-of-date.
(c) The children do not have recess.
(d) The teachers lack adequate preperation.
4. What Supreme Court decision found that segregated education was unconstitutional because it was "inherently unequal"?
(a) Briggs, et. al. v. Elliott, et. al.
(b) Davis, et. al. v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, VA et al.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.
5. According to Kozol, why is eighth-grade graduation highly celebrated in North Lawndale?
(a) Because parents put as much emphasis on eighth grade as they do on the twelfth grade .
(b) Because there is no high school prom in North Lawndale.
(c) Because most students drop out in the ninth grade.
(d) Because many of the students will not graduate from high school.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?
2. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?
3. What public service does Kozol mention that East St. Louis lacks?
4. According to Kozol, whose real names are used in the book Savage Inequalities?
5. What types of schools does the Chicago public school system lack?
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