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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. What causes a necessity for exchanging things and services in the Flats?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Dependency.
(d) Kin.

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

3. What does the relationship of a researcher and his subjects resemble?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Oppressor and oppressed.
(c) Teacher and student.
(d) Family.

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

5. In what part of the country is the Flats located?
(a) The north.
(b) The midwest.
(c) The west.
(d) The south.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Flats kin feel a lot of pressure to help each other. Why is this?

2. How many assistants did Stack have helping her with her study?

3. Who was the first family that Stack met in the Flats?

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

5. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?

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