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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. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?
(a) To prevent discrimination.
(b) To take care of the children.
(c) To protect the people of the community.
(d) To prevent biased research studies.

2. How many assistants did Stack have helping her with her study?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. How do those being studied in a community usually view a researcher?
(a) As a teacher.
(b) As a friend.
(c) As an outsider.
(d) As family.

4. Who was the second family that Stack met in the Flats?
(a) Ruby and Otis Jackson.
(b) Leo and Viola Jackson.
(c) John and Sylvia Waters
(d) Magnolia and Calvin Waters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?

2. How did Stack protect the identities of those she interviewed?

3. Who wrote the book "Method and Measurement in Sociology"?

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

5. What is the name of the girl that Stack became very close to in the Flats?

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