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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. According to the US Census, what percent of black deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?
(a) 9.1.
(b) 7.5.
(c) 9.8.
(d) 8.2.

2. What is Viola Jackson's job?
(a) Maid.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Cook.

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

4. In what year did Stack begin her study?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1969.

5. Where did the Waters family live before moving to the Flats?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stack come in contact with the families she studied?

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

3. What is the population of Jackson Harbor?

4. Who wrote "Tomorrow's Tomorrow"?

5. Who did Stack want to establish contact with?

(see the answer key)

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