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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. Who wrote the book "Method and Measurement in Sociology"?
(a) Jones.
(b) Cicourel.
(c) Stack.
(d) Allen.

2. What is the name of the girl that Stack became very close to in the Flats?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Sara.
(d) Ruby.

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

4. What is a symbol of trust in the Flats?
(a) Large kin groups.
(b) Getting to know new people.
(c) Helping others.
(d) Temporary child exchange.

5. What are 63% of the black citizens in Jackson Harbor employed as?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Caretakers.
(c) Maintenance workers.
(d) Service workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of blacks live in unfit housing according to the US Census?

2. How was Stack's car a hindrance to her?

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

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

5. How do those being studied in a community usually view a researcher?

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