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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was two hours late when they came to speak at East St. Louis High?

2. Which two poets did Kozol expose the children in the urban district to?

3. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. live in North Lawndale?

4. How much money does Kozol say is spent on each child attending a rich, white, public school around Chicago?

5. Which one of the following does Kozol not mention as a place where the men in East St. Louis go when they disappear from the community?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is employment limited in East St. Louis?

2. How does Kozol describe the Lawndale neighborhood?

3. What is there for residents to do in East St. Louis for fun?

4. What reasons does Irl Solomon give for young teachers not staying at Martin Luther King Jr. High?

5. Compare the two court decisions, Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson.

6. Compare Baldwin's experience teaching in the urban school district in Boston and the suburban school district west of Boston.

7. How does Coral Hawkins stand out from most of the teachers Kozol meets at Mary McLeod Bethune School?

8. Why does the author think that many wealthy people think it is okay if poor children receive fewer advantages?

9. What problem exists at Lathrop Elementary School, and what is the source of this problem?

10. Where does Kozol go on his journey to speak with students in the public school system? How does Kozol choose the schools that he visited?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kozol points out that racial discrimination is the cause of many of the inequalities that exist in the public school system. However, some of the individuals that he interviews think that it's a socioeconomic issue and not a race issue. Based on the book Savage Inequalities, are the problems that exist in urban public schools caused by racial discrimination, socioeconomic status, or both. Why? Provide at least three detailed reasons for your answer. Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 6 is entitled, The Dream Deferred, Again, in San Antonio. What dream was Kozol referring to and how was it deferred again? Who or what caused the dream to be deferred? Is there any way to save the dream from being deferred? If not, how could the dream be revitalized after being deferred? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In the Forward of the book, Kozol refers to the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. What is the significance of the Brown v. Board decision? According to the book, how has the school system remained the same since the judgment? What changes have been made since the Brown v. Board decision? Please use specific examples from the book.

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