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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Flats.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the US Census what percent of blacks live in deteriorating housing?
(a) 29.
(b) 18.
(c) 23.
(d) 26.

3. What is the population of Jackson Harbor?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 15,000.

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

5. What is the Jackson family's average income?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $4,500.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $3,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of Jackson Harbor's population is black?

2. What is Viola Jackson's job?

3. In what part of the country is the Flats located?

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

5. How many other researchers had conducted studies in the Flats during the decade in which Stack conducted her study?

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