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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Stack change names and locations in the book?
(a) To protect identities.
(b) To protect them from the mainstream.
(c) To keep them from getting kicked off welfare.
(d) Because they asked her too.

2. What is the title of William Ryan's book?
(a) The Blame Game.
(b) Blaming the Victim.
(c) The Role of Blacks as Victims.
(d) Victims in Charge.

3. How did Stack come in contact with the families she studied?
(a) By holding a meet and greet.
(b) By befriending children.
(c) Through a young woman in the community.
(d) She found them on her own.

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

5. What is the necessary income for a family of four in Jackson Harbor?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $8,000.

6. What percent of blacks live in unfit housing according to the US Census?
(a) 34.
(b) 22.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

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

8. What was Julia's cousin's name?
(a) Mae.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Maya.
(d) Sara.

9. What does William Ryan say causes the deterioration of most black families?
(a) Poverty.
(b) The nature of the American economy.
(c) Economic stress and discrimination.
(d) Lack of resources.

10. What does AFDC stand for?
(a) All of Future Dependency Construction.
(b) Aid to Fund Dependecy Collections.
(c) Area of Future Development Construction.
(d) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

11. In what year did Stack begin her study?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1970.

12. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?
(a) To protect the people of the community.
(b) To prevent biased research studies.
(c) To prevent discrimination.
(d) To take care of the children.

13. What percentage of the black population in Jackson Harbor is unemployed?
(a) 19.
(b) 65.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

14. What is another term for welfare?
(a) CPS.
(b) ACDF.
(c) DEV.
(d) AFDC.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?

3. How long did it take for Magnolia and Calvin Waters inheritance to be spent?

4. Where did Stack meet the girl that introduced her to the families in the Flats?

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

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