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

2. How much money did the AFDC send Ruby to get a new couch?
(a) $30.
(b) $40.
(c) $50.
(d) $20.

3. How does the US Census classify Jackson Harbor?
(a) Poor area.
(b) Small community.
(c) Metropolis.
(d) Urbanized area.

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

5. How many assistants did Stack have helping her with her study?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were welfare benefits designed to help?

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

3. What causes the poor to create ways to cope with circumstances out of their control?

4. Why did Ruby Banks feel an obligation to always swap with her mother?

5. How often did kin exchange items and services?

(see the answer key)

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