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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Swapping.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Flats kin feel a lot of pressure to help each other. Why is this?
(a) Because of the kins neediness.
(b) It is necessary to survive.
(c) Because of their relationship.
(d) They are viewed as greedy if they don't.

2. What type of strategies was Stack studying in the Flats?
(a) Personal.
(b) Social.
(c) Professional.
(d) Domestic.

3. What is the population of Jackson Harbor?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 11,000.
(d) 9,000.

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

5. Who did residents of the Flats refer to by their surnames?
(a) People outside the community.
(b) Their social workers.
(c) Residents of the Flats.
(d) Their friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the US Census, what percent of black deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?

2. How many other researchers had conducted studies in the Flats during the decade in which Stack conducted her study?

3. What kin did people in the Flats feel most obligated to?

4. What did Ruby do with the rest of the AFDC money?

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

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