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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. According to the US Census, what percent of black deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?
(a) 9.1.
(b) 7.5.
(c) 8.2.
(d) 9.8.

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

3. What type of people did researchers establish contact with?
(a) Men in power.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Leaders of the community.
(d) Women in power.

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

5. What is Leo Jackson's job?
(a) Hod carrier.
(b) Truck driver.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Janitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people in the Flats want to expand their group of kin?

2. According to Stack's findings, at what age do most blacks no longer have most of their original teeth?

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

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

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

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