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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) The government
(c) Lack of jobs.
(d) Mainstream society.

2. What does the relationship of a researcher and his subjects resemble?
(a) Family.
(b) Oppressor and oppressed.
(c) Teacher and student.
(d) Friendship.

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

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

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

6. 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 she is family.
(d) Because it is her duty.

7. When did Stack's book on the migration of blacks to the north get published?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1965.

8. Who did residents of the Flats refer to by their surnames?
(a) Residents of the Flats.
(b) People outside the community.
(c) Their friends.
(d) Their social workers.

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

10. How did people in the Flats increase their social circle?
(a) Helping others.
(b) Talking to new people.
(c) Through swapping.
(d) Making friends.

11. How do those being studied in a community usually view a researcher?
(a) As a friend.
(b) As a teacher.
(c) As family.
(d) As an outsider.

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

13. In what part of the country is the Flats located?
(a) The west.
(b) The midwest.
(c) The south.
(d) The north.

14. How were those who claimed to be the black leaders of the Flats viewed in their community?
(a) As very important.
(b) Respected.
(c) Expendable.
(d) Uppity.

15. What is the Jackson family's average income?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $3,500.
(c) $4,500.
(d) $5,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did people in the Flats refer to their friends and neighbors?

4. Who did Stack want to establish contact with?

5. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?

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