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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of jobs are typically available to those in the Flats?
(a) Temporary.
(b) Low paying.
(c) Long term.
(d) Unskilled.

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

3. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?
(a) To protect the people of the community.
(b) To take care of the children.
(c) To prevent discrimination.
(d) To prevent biased research studies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did kin exchange items and services?

2. What connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?

3. What was the most common thing those in the black community experienced when interacting with a white person?

4. How was the person that Ruby traded corn bread and greens with related to her?

5. According to Stack, what common belief do most studies of blacks reinforce?

(see the answer key)

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