The Text Discusses a Study in Which African American Families

question 78

Multiple Choice

The text discusses a study in which African American families in poor neighborhoods were given a chance to move to a better neighborhood. In comparison to children whose families moved instead to another poor neighborhood, the children in families who moved to a better neighborhood:

• A) were more likely to have poorer attendance
• B) were more likely to get into more "race-based" school fights
• C) were more likely to have difficulty in forming a secure ethnic identity
• D) had higher achievement test scores

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