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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. Why did Ruby Banks feel an obligation to always swap with her mother?
(a) Because her mother is needy.
(b) Because her mother is elderly.
(c) Because it is her duty.
(d) Because she is family.

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

3. How did Lottie's mother feel when she found out her daughter was pregnant?
(a) Sad.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

4. How many children did Billy have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. Who was the first family that Stack met in the Flats?
(a) Ruby and Otis Jackson.
(b) John and Sylvia Waters.
(c) Magnolia and Calvin Waters.
(d) Leo and Viola Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Flats kin feel a lot of pressure to help each other. Why is this?

2. What type of people did researchers establish contact with?

3. What percentage of the black population in Jackson Harbor is unemployed?

4. How many children do the Jacksons have?

5. Who did Violet leave her two older children with when she moved?

(see the answer key)

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