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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Ruby when her first child was born?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. How much money did Ivy's boyfriend put down on her ring when they got engaged?
(a) $10.
(b) $50.
(c) $30.
(d) $20.

3. How old was Magnolia Waters when she met Calvin?
(a) 28.
(b) 22.
(c) 26.
(d) 25.

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

5. Who took Loretta in when she turned five?
(a) Her paternal grandmother.
(b) Her aunt and uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

6. Who bought Amanda Johnson's clothes when she was a child?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother's boyfriend.

7. What days of the week did Amanda stay with her uncle?
(a) Sunday and Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday and Monday.
(c) Friday and Saturday.
(d) Thursday and Sunday.

8. How long did Henrietta Davis's mother take care of Henrietta's children?
(a) one year.
(b) Two years.
(c) A few months.
(d) Their whole childhood.

9. What was the name of Claudia Williams children's father?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Otis.
(c) John.
(d) Calvin.

10. How did Lottie's mother feel when she found out her daughter was pregnant?
(a) Happy.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

11. How old was Ruby Banks?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 25.
(d) 28.

12. How much money did Magnolia's niece borrow to pay her phone bill?
(a) $30.
(b) $15.
(c) $25.
(d) $20.

13. According to Stack who did those in the Flats expect to help a mother with her child?
(a) The father's kin.
(b) Her kin.
(c) Friends of the family.
(d) The father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ruby Banks when she first met her father?

2. Who raised Clover's daughter?

3. What made it hard for fathers to spend time with their kids if the mother had a boyfriend?

4. What were the house numbers on Cricket St. where most of Michael's kin lived?

5. How many sisters did Magnolia have?

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