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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What affects a person's perception?
(a) Their upbringing.
(b) Bias.
(c) Their intelligence.
(d) Racism.

2. How many families was Stack introduced to in the beginning of her study?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. According to Stack, who were the disciplinarians in the lives of most children in the Flats?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Men.
(c) Women.
(d) Fathers.

4. Where did Stack meet the girl that introduced her to the families in the Flats?
(a) In the grocery store.
(b) While doing laundry.
(c) While babysitting for a friend.
(d) At her university.

5. When 188 mothers were surveyed on who they would choose to raise their children if they died, who was the second choice?
(a) A maternal aunt.
(b) The maternal grandmother.
(c) Another maternal family member.
(d) The child's father or his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What purpose did it serve to have a group of unemployed people?

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

3. How long was Magnolia given by the AFDC to spend the inheritance she received from her uncle?

4. What was Julia's cousin's name?

5. How much of the AFDC money did Ruby give her mom?

(see the answer key)

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