Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "Children of the City Invincible: Camden, New Jersey,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the school administrator at Morris High School in the South Bronx encourage the supposedly slow children to express themselves?
(a) In theater.
(b) By writing poetry.
(c) By writing short stories.
(d) Through interpretive dance.

2. How many non-white students does Kozol say attended most of the urban schools he visited?
(a) 97 to 100 percent.
(b) 95 to 97 percent.
(c) 95 to 99 percent.
(d) 90 to 99 percent.

3. According to Kozol, what statistic does New York find hard to track?
(a) The actual number of teachers in the system.
(b) The races and ethnicities of the students in the public school system.
(c) The number of students enrolled in urban public schools.
(d) The actual dropout rate.

4. How many teachers did Kozol's students in the urban Boston school have before he was assigned to teach their class?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

5. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?
(a) The federal courthouse and City Hall.
(b) City Hall and the main police station.
(c) The Pfizer factory and City Hall.
(d) The federal courthouse and the city government office building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Kozol begin teaching in Boston?

2. In what month is black history celebrated in the public schools?

3. What is the race of the non-white children in the accelerated classes at the school in Riverdale?

4. What do the students at Camden High School do during their lunch hour?

5. What is the only bright, clean building in the Camden area?

(see the answer key)

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