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

2. In the chapter entitled "Life on the Mississippi," what office is described as the largest office in Illinois?
(a) The Welfare Office.
(b) The Unemployment Office.
(c) The Lottery Office.
(d) Health Services.

3. What is one way Kozol says children realize they are getting an inferior education?
(a) By reading stories about schools in rich neighborhoods.
(b) By visiting other schools.
(c) By talking to friends about schools their other family members attend.
(d) By watching TV and seeing how the other half live.

4. What are the names of the two auto bridges that cross the Mississippi to connect East St. Louis and St. Louis?
(a) St. Louis Gateway Bridge and Malcolm X Bridge.
(b) Malcolm X Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.
(c) Poplar Street Bridge and Martin Luther King Bridge.
(d) Poplar Street Bridge and Mississippi River Bridge.

5. Why does Du Sable High School's principal have a hard time retaining young teachers at his school?
(a) Because the older teachers have more freedom to be creative.
(b) Because young teachers would rather teach in private schools.
(c) Because the suburban schools pay more money.
(d) Because the school system curriculum is too strict.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Kozol, how are East St. Louis and Lawndale similar?

3. Where did Kozol hold his classes while teaching in the urban school in Boston?

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

5. According to Kozol, when are citizens given $400 in exchange for a release from liability?

(see the answer key)

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