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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What days of the week did Amanda stay with her uncle?
(a) Wednesday and Monday.
(b) Friday and Saturday.
(c) Thursday and Sunday.
(d) Sunday and Tuesday.

2. How old was Loretta when she went to live with her mother?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

3. How many people were living in Lydia Watson's home when her sisters family moved in?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

4. What is the total number of children that Magnolia and Calvin had?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

5. Who did Terence Platt live with when he was a child?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) His mother and her boyfriend.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His father and his girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the 188 AFDC mothers surveyed by Stack were raising their own children?

2. According to Stack, how did people in the Flats acquire kin?

3. How many children did Billy have?

4. What was the name of Clover's husband?

5. How many children did Claudia Williams have?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, what determines which household a person is a part of?

2. According to Stack, how does a temporary child care situation become a permanent transfer of parental rights to the person watching the child?

3. According to Stack, what role do fathers typically play in their child's life?

4. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

5. What happened when the home that Sam Summer was living in had a leaky gas line?

6. What happened in Julia and Elliot's life when Elliot lost his job?

7. According to residents of the Flats, what is the difference between a mama and a mother?

8. According to Stack, how does joblessness impact relationships between men and women?

9. According to Stack, what circumstances would cause a family to split up?

10. What is the difference between essential kin and relatives?

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