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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 many years did Stack live in the Flats?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. How was Stack's car a hindrance to her?
(a) It was dangerous.
(b) It was unreliable.
(c) It broke down constantly.
(d) It caused the families to become dependent on her.

3. What does Stack call the inability to understand and research?
(a) Incapacity.
(b) Failure to understand.
(c) Neo-colonialism.
(d) Lack of ability.

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

5. How many families was Stack introduced to in the beginning of her study?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Stack's book on the migration of blacks to the north get published?

2. Who was the second family that Stack met in the Flats?

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

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

5. According to the US Census what percent of blacks live in deteriorating housing?

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