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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 causes a necessity for exchanging things and services in the Flats?
(a) Kin.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Dependency.
(d) Poverty.

2. What percentage of the black population in Jackson Harbor is unemployed?
(a) 18.
(b) 65.
(c) 19.
(d) 25.

3. What was the age range of most of the adults Stack studied?
(a) 30-60.
(b) 30-50.
(c) 20-50.
(d) 20-40.

4. How were those who claimed to be the black leaders of the Flats viewed in their community?
(a) Uppity.
(b) As very important.
(c) Respected.
(d) Expendable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes about "kindred being an ego-centered group"?

2. What percent of blacks live in unfit housing according to the US Census?

3. What was the goal of the spokesmen in the Flats?

4. Who did residents of the Flats refer to by their surnames?

5. What is the Jackson family's average income?

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