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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Child-Keeping.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of the black population in Jackson Harbor is unemployed?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 65.
(d) 18.

2. What did those in the Flats usually call trading?
(a) Borrowing.
(b) Lending.
(c) Bartering.
(d) Swapping.

3. What is another term for welfare?
(a) AFDC.
(b) CPS.
(c) ACDF.
(d) DEV.

4. Why did Ruby Banks feel an obligation to always swap with her mother?
(a) Because she is family.
(b) Because her mother is needy.
(c) Because her mother is elderly.
(d) Because it is her duty.

5. According to Stack, what common belief do most studies of blacks reinforce?
(a) Popular stereotypes.
(b) The status quo.
(c) That they are unwilling to get ahead in life.
(d) That they are unreliable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Stack live in the Flats?

2. How many children do the Jacksons have?

3. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?

4. What is the name of the girl that Stack became very close to in the Flats?

5. What was the most common thing those in the black community experienced when interacting with a white person?

(see the answer key)

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