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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What made it hard for fathers to spend time with their kids if the mother had a boyfriend?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) They are denied access to their children.
(c) Lack of time.
(d) Anger.

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

5. What was the name of Lottie's baby's father?
(a) Calvin.
(b) John.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Herman.

6. How many people were living in Lydia Watson's home when her sisters family moved in?
(a) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

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

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

9. According to Stack's survey, what percent of children lived with their mothers kin at some point in their lives?
(a) 5.
(b) 18.
(c) 82.
(d) 69.

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

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

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

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

14. Who did Terence Platt live with when he was a child?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) His father and his girlfriend.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother and her boyfriend.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Loretta Smart raised by until she turned five?

3. How old was Ruby when her first child was born?

4. What was the name of Clover Greer's daughter?

5. How many children did Geraldine Penney have?

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