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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. In what decade did Stack begin her study?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

2. How many years had the Jacksons been in the Flats when Stack met them?
(a) 17.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

4. What did Ruby do with the rest of the AFDC money?
(a) Buy new clothes.
(b) Buy a couch.
(c) Wash clothes.
(d) Buy food.

5. Who did Stack want to establish contact with?
(a) Poor families.
(b) Single men.
(c) Men in power.
(d) Single women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl that Stack became very close to in the Flats?

2. What affects a person's perception?

3. Where did the Waters family live before moving to the Flats?

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

5. What is the title of William Ryan's book?

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