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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Black Urban Poor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are 63% of the black citizens in Jackson Harbor employed as?
(a) Maintenance workers.
(b) Caretakers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Service workers.

2. According to Stack's findings, at what age do most blacks no longer have most of their original teeth?
(a) 22.
(b) 25.
(c) 55.
(d) 34.

3. What causes the poor to create ways to cope with circumstances out of their control?
(a) Welfare.
(b) Their lack of resources.
(c) The white community.
(d) The nature of the American economy.

4. What percentage of Jackson Harbor's population is black?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

5. According to the US Census, what percent of white deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?
(a) 1.3.
(b) 4.6
(c) 6.4.
(d) 8.5.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the US Census, what percent of black deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?

2. How many families was Stack introduced to in the beginning of her study?

3. How does the US Census classify Jackson Harbor?

4. What affects a person's perception?

5. Who wrote "Tomorrow's Tomorrow"?

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