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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other researchers had conducted studies in the Flats during the decade in which Stack conducted her study?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

2. How much of the AFDC money did Ruby give her mom?
(a) $5.
(b) $25.
(c) $30.
(d) $15.

3. Why did those in the Flats need cooperative support?
(a) To survive.
(b) To gain kin.
(c) To make life easier.
(d) To help each other.

4. What percentage of Jackson Harbor's population is black?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 18.

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

6. Who did researchers usually establish their first contacts with?
(a) Women.
(b) Leaders of the community.
(c) Men.
(d) Families.

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

8. According to Stack, what do most studies of black families compare themselves to?
(a) White families.
(b) The status quo.
(c) Their past culture.
(d) Mainstream society.

9. Who wrote "Tomorrow's Tomorrow"?
(a) Elliot Stickler.
(b) Joyce Ladner.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Carol Stack.

10. What was the age range of most of the adults Stack studied?
(a) 30-50.
(b) 20-40.
(c) 30-60.
(d) 20-50.

11. How was the person that Ruby traded corn bread and greens with related to her?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Cousin.

12. According to Stack, what do most studies of the poor black communities not acknowledge?
(a) Their ingenuity.
(b) Their ability to think outside the box.
(c) Their dependency on kin.
(d) Their resourcefulness.

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

14. Where did the Waters family live before moving to the Flats?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the poor to create ways to cope with circumstances out of their control?

2. What type of strategies was Stack studying in the Flats?

3. What did Ruby do with the rest of the AFDC money?

4. How do those being studied in a community usually view a researcher?

5. What is Viola Jackson's job?

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