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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Personal Kindreds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of the AFDC money did Ruby give her mom?
(a) $30.
(b) $25.
(c) $5.
(d) $15.

2. How many assistants did Stack have helping her with her study?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. How did Stack protect the identities of those she interviewed?
(a) She changed their names.
(b) She left out important details.
(c) She made them up.
(d) She moved them to a different city.

4. How did people in the Flats refer to their friends and neighbors?
(a) Kindly.
(b) By their surnames.
(c) By a nicknames.
(d) By their first names.

5. What does William Ryan say causes the deterioration of most black families?
(a) Lack of resources.
(b) Economic stress and discrimination.
(c) The nature of the American economy.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?

2. What was the name of Lottie's baby's father?

3. Why do people in the Flats want to expand their group of kin?

4. Why did Ruby Banks feel an obligation to always swap with her mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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