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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Lottie James when she got pregnant?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

2. What is the total number of children that Magnolia and Calvin had?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

3. How old was Clover Greer when she had her first child?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

4. What happened to Yvonne soon after she moved to the Flats?
(a) She lost a child.
(b) She got pregnant.
(c) She got married.
(d) She was evicted.

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

6. What were the house numbers on Cricket St. where most of Michael's kin lived?
(a) 16, 18, and 20.
(b) 16, 18, and 22.
(c) 14, 16, and 18.
(d) 22, 24, and 28.

7. What was the name of Julia's second child's father?
(a) Elliot.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Earl.
(d) John.

8. How many months pregnant was Julia when she moved in with her mother?
(a) Four months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

9. How old was Bernard Smith when he went to live with his father?
(a) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

10. Who was Loretta Smart raised by until she turned five?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Great grandmother.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Great grandfather.

11. According to Stack, how did people in the Flats acquire kin?
(a) Through friendships.
(b) Through their own contacts.
(c) Through their parents.
(d) Through family members.

12. Where did Ivy and her boyfriend move when they left the Flats?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Denver, CO.
(c) Des Moines, IA.
(d) Gary, Indiana.

13. How long was Magnolia given by the AFDC to spend the inheritance she received from her uncle?
(a) Four months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

14. How long did Julia's second child's father work at the factory before getting laid off?
(a) Five months.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

15. What were children encouraged to do when visiting their fathers?
(a) Ignore them.
(b) Spend a lot of time with them.
(c) Ask for things they need.
(d) Try to get close to them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children did Geraldine Penney have?

3. How old was Loretta when she went to live with her mother?

4. According to Stack's survey, what percent of children lived with their mothers kin at some point in their lives?

5. What female family member did Georgia and her children live with?

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