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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 connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?
(a) A neighborhood.
(b) A major highway.
(c) A major rail line.
(d) A gravel road.

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

3. Why do people in the Flats want to expand their group of kin?
(a) To gain friends.
(b) To have more people who are obligated to help them.
(c) To be more social.
(d) To get a hand up.

4. In the Flats kin feel a lot of pressure to help each other. Why is this?
(a) Because of the kins neediness.
(b) It is necessary to survive.
(c) They are viewed as greedy if they don't.
(d) Because of their relationship.

5. Who did researchers usually establish their first contacts with?
(a) Leaders of the community.
(b) Families.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What parts of life in the Flats are completely intertwined?

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

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

4. Who wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"?

5. What causes the poor to create ways to cope with circumstances out of their control?

(see the answer key)

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