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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "The Equality of Innocence: Washington, D.C.,".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of facility is missing from Camden High School?
(a) A lunch facility.
(b) Teacher's lounge.
(c) Locker room.
(d) Gym.

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

3. What grade did Kozol teach while he was at the urban school in Boston?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Second.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) Fourth.

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

5. Which city does Kozol point out as having a non-white administration for two years where conditions did not improve?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Camden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the principal of Tunisia's school say she sees children doing in order to have something to eat at home?

2. What does Sister Julia say that the nicest house in the Villa Griffin homes is used for?

3. How much money does Irl Soloman say he would earn by teaching one of the schools in the suburbs of St. Louis?

4. Why does one of the psychiatrists that Kozol speaks to believe many whites think more money will not help inner city schools?

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

(see the answer key)

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