Evicted Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Matthew Desmond
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Evicted Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Matthew Desmond
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How much money did Scott earn when his career was at its best?

2. What does CCAP refer to?

3. What drug did Jafaris take every morning and night for his asthma?

4. For about how much money did a tenth of a gram of black-tar heroin sell when Scott was buying it and living at College Mobile Home Park?

5. How much did Tobin Charney pay Lenny in salary yearly in 2008?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Sherrena's expansion in real estate following the foreclosure crisis in Chapter 11?

2. How does the author describe the history of the Eagle Moving and Storage company in Chapter 9?

3. How is the housing arrangement of the Hinkston family described in Chapter 6?

4. How did the cost of fuels and utilities change between 2000 and 2008?

5. What led to Scott's drug addiction? To what was he addicted?

6. How does the author describe Larraine's home in Chapter 9?

7. How did Scott come to live at the College Mobile Home Park?

8. What impacts can be seen from the law preventing gas companies to shut off services in winter?

9. Who is Lamar and what was his situation when the author introduces him in Chapter 1?

10. Why were the Hinkstons forced to leave the larger home they had rented?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss ways in which landlords exploit their tenants, as observed in the stories from Evicted. How do "handyman specials" serve the interests of landlords while serving against the interest of tenants? Why do landlords hire tenants to work for them on their properties and what wages do those tenants receive? How are tenants exploited in the process of eviction?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Trisha's story in Evicted. How old was Trisha when she moved above Arleen in Sherrena's property? What is her backstory? How did Trisha contribute to Arleen and Crystal's eviction?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Arleen's story that is detailed in the book. What is Arleen's backstory? How did she come to first be evicted? What obstacles did Arleen face in finding suitable housing?

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