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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take for Magnolia and Calvin Waters inheritance to be spent?
(a) One and a half months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three weeks.

2. What was the goal of the spokesmen in the Flats?
(a) To present a better image of themselves to the white community.
(b) To help their community.
(c) To enlighten others to their plight.
(d) To get assistance from the government.

3. What parts of life in the Flats are completely intertwined?
(a) Social and economic.
(b) Personal and professional.
(c) Family and social.
(d) Economic and personal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often did kin exchange items and services?

3. What does Stack call the inability to understand and research?

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

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

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