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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 racial group makes up 92 percent of the children that attend the public schools in Washington, D.C.?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Asian.
(d) Hispanic.

2. What are two of the problems that Vernon Dover, principal of Pyne Point Junior High, tells Kozol exist at his school?
(a) Dropouts and space.
(b) Low teacher salaries and space.
(c) Low enrollment and traunt students.
(d) Dropouts and low teacher salaries.

3. Who are the manual arts classes in the Riverdale school reserved for?
(a) The honors students.
(b) Students with an interest in the manual arts.
(c) The special education students.
(d) Truant students.

4. What are the major industries in Sauget besides the chemical plants?
(a) Liquor stores and an outlet for the lottery.
(b) Funeral homes and car dealerships.
(c) Topless joints and an outlet for the lottery.
(d) Prison and cigarette manufacturers.

5. What does Sister Julia say that the nicest house in the Villa Griffin homes is used for?
(a) A whorehouse.
(b) A government welfare office.
(c) A foster home.
(d) A motel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of equipment do the students at Pyne Point Junior High use in their typing class?

2. What did the press report soon after Kozol's visit to the Anacostia elementary school?

3. According to Kozol, which buildings in East St. Louis are the nicest?

4. How does the Post-Dispatch describe East St. Louis, Illinois?

5. At an elementary school in Anacostia, Kozol speaks with a young girl named Tunisia. What is not one of the things that Tunisia tell Kozol she would do if she had a lot of money?

(see the answer key)

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