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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did Ann offer to pay Georgia to watch her daughter?
(a) $15 per week.
(b) $5 per week.
(c) $20 per week.
(d) $10 per week.

3. What was the name of the man who Billy considered to be her father?
(a) Jason.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Jack.
(d) John.

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

5. What was the name of the cousin that Julia Ambrose lived with?
(a) Sara.
(b) Joann.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Magnolia.

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

7. Where did Michael Lee work?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Des Moines.
(d) Sioux City.

8. How many children did Claudia Williams have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

9. Who did Violet leave her two older children with when she moved?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Their father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

10. How many of the 188 AFDC mothers surveyed by Stack were raising their own children?
(a) 20.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 70.

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

12. What was the name of Clover Greer's daughter?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Christine.
(c) Megan.
(d) Sonya.

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

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

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. How long was Magnolia given by the AFDC to spend the inheritance she received from her uncle?

2. Who did Terence Platt live with when he was a child?

3. How did Lottie's mother feel when she found out her daughter was pregnant?

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

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

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