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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. How did Stack protect the identities of those she interviewed?
(a) She made them up.
(b) She moved them to a different city.
(c) She left out important details.
(d) She changed their names.

2. What does William Ryan say causes the deterioration of most black families?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Lack of resources.
(c) The nature of the American economy.
(d) Economic stress and discrimination.

3. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) Mainstream society.
(c) Lack of jobs.
(d) The government

4. Who wrote "Tomorrow's Tomorrow"?
(a) Joyce Ladner.
(b) Carol Stack.
(c) Elliot Stickler.
(d) John Adams.

5. In what decade did Stack begin her study?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Viola Jackson's job?

3. What type of people did researchers establish contact with?

4. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?

5. Who did researchers usually establish their first contacts with?

(see the answer key)

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