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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. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?

2. Who did researchers usually establish their first contacts with?

3. What is Leo Jackson's job?

4. Where did the Waters family live before moving to the Flats?

5. How often did kin exchange items and services?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stack conduct the interviews that she personally handled?

2. How did Stack use her assistants to gather data?

3. What was Stack's first year in the Flats like?

4. What is health care like in the Flats?

5. Why were two black men in the community murdered by white policeman?

6. What was Stack trying to learn about the exchange system in the Flats?

7. What is the communities' view of people who borrow things from others and don't lend things in return?

8. What were the causes that the black community was fighting for?

9. Why is it argued that the economic model of the US is dependent on low-skilled and low-wage workers?

10. In the Flats many people do not seek treatment from a doctor, why is this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Stack feel that it was important to develop contacts in the community on her own and not go through middlemen?

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book discuss whether or not Stack was able to be accepted within the community.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss social networks in the Flats. Use examples from the book.

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