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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many houses away did Ruby and her mother move when they left her grandparents?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

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

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

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

6. How many sisters did Magnolia have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

8. How many children did Ruby have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

9. What were Ann's sisters names?
(a) Wilma, Joann, and Ethel.
(b) Ethel, Georgia, and Madge.
(c) Georgia, Joann, and Madge.
(d) Ethel, Wilma, and Georgia.

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

11. Who raised Clover's daughter?
(a) She did.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her sister
(d) Her mother.

12. According to Stack, how did mothers typically view the fathers of their children?
(a) As friends.
(b) As worthless.
(c) As caregivers.
(d) As financial support.

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

14. According to the Stack's survey, what percent of recognized "mamas" were a child's natural mother?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 80.
(d) 30.

15. How many children did Yvonne Diamond have when she moved to the Flats?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Yvonne soon after she moved to the Flats?

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

3. How much money did Magnolia inherit from her uncle?

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

5. What is the total number of children that Magnolia and Calvin had?

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