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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Child-Keeping.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took Loretta in when she turned five?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her paternal grandmother.
(d) Her aunt and uncle.

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

3. How long did Henrietta Davis's mother take care of Henrietta's children?
(a) Two years.
(b) Their whole childhood.
(c) one year.
(d) A few months.

4. When 188 mothers were surveyed on who they would choose to raise their children if they died what was the top choice?
(a) A maternal aunt.
(b) Their mother.
(c) The child's father.
(d) The paternal grandmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the relationship of a researcher and his subjects resemble?

2. What was the goal of the spokesmen in the Flats?

3. How did Stack protect the identities of those she interviewed?

4. What is the necessary income for a family of four in Jackson Harbor?

5. What didn't Ruby believe in?

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