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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. According to Kozol, what is a major problem at Lawndale Elementary School?
(a) The children do not have recess.
(b) The teachers lack adequate preperation.
(c) The facilities are old and out-of-date.
(d) The lack of quality books.

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

3. What happened to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home in Lawndale after he moved?
(a) It was bulldozed.
(b) It was sold to the city government.
(c) It was renovated by the new owner.
(d) It was declared a historical site.

4. What reason did the Post-Dispatch give for the evacuation of Martin Luther King Junior High School in the early spring of 1989?
(a) Fires in the kitchen.
(b) Lead in the drinking water.
(c) Sewage in the school.
(d) The emission of toxic chemicals.

5. How many children did Baldwin have in his classroom while teaching in the school located in the Boston suburbs?
(a) 20.
(b) 22.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the school board in Dearborn Park do that they think constitutes as making school choice equally accessible?

2. Where is Camden ranked in terms of its number of poor people as compared to other states in the U.S.?

3. How many students attend PS261 daily?

4. What are the two sources of lead in East St. Louis named in the Life on the Mississippi chapter?

5. How many students attend Camden High School?

(see the answer key)

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