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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Domestic Networks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Clover Greer's daughter?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Christine.
(c) Megan.
(d) Sonya.

2. According to Stack, what do most studies of the poor black communities not acknowledge?
(a) Their ability to think outside the box.
(b) Their ingenuity.
(c) Their dependency on kin.
(d) Their resourcefulness.

3. How much did the AFDC give Magnolia and Calvin for rent each month?
(a) $200.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $150.

4. According to Stack, what do most studies of black families compare themselves to?
(a) White families.
(b) The status quo.
(c) Their past culture.
(d) Mainstream society.

5. According to Stack who did those in the Flats expect to help a mother with her child?
(a) The father's kin.
(b) Her kin.
(c) Friends of the family.
(d) The father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the house numbers on Cricket St. where most of Michael's kin lived?

2. How old was Clover Greer when she had her first child?

3. What type of strategies was Stack studying in the Flats?

4. What type of jobs are typically available to those in the Flats?

5. What does William Ryan say causes the deterioration of most black families?

(see the answer key)

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