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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Women and Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Stack meet the girl that introduced her to the families in the Flats?
(a) While babysitting for a friend.
(b) In the grocery store.
(c) While doing laundry.
(d) At her university.

2. What did Ruby do with the rest of the AFDC money?
(a) Buy new clothes.
(b) Buy a couch.
(c) Wash clothes.
(d) Buy food.

3. How old was Ruby Banks when she first met her father?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

4. According to Stack who did those in the Flats expect to help a mother with her child?
(a) The father's kin.
(b) The father.
(c) Her kin.
(d) Friends of the family.

5. How many people were living in Lydia Watson's home when her sisters family moved in?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Terence Platt live with when he was a child?

2. How were those who claimed to be the black leaders of the Flats viewed in their community?

3. How much did Ann offer to pay Georgia to watch her daughter?

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

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

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