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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the necessary income for a family of four in Jackson Harbor?
(a) $8,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $4,000.
(d) $5,000.

2. According to the US Census, what percent of black deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?
(a) 9.8.
(b) 7.5.
(c) 8.2.
(d) 9.1.

3. How do those being studied in a community usually view a researcher?
(a) As a friend.
(b) As family.
(c) As an outsider.
(d) As a teacher.

4. Who did Stack want to establish contact with?
(a) Single men.
(b) Poor families.
(c) Men in power.
(d) Single women.

5. How many years did Stack live in the Flats?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many families was Stack introduced to in the beginning of her study?

2. Where did the Waters family live before moving to the Flats?

3. What connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?

4. What is Leo Jackson's job?

5. Why did Stack change names and locations in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stack use her assistants to gather data?

2. How did Stack conduct the interviews that she personally handled?

3. What is health care like in the Flats?

4. What is day-to-day life like in the Jackson household?

5. Why is it argued that the economic model of the US is dependent on low-skilled and low-wage workers?

6. What was Stack's first year in the Flats like?

7. What were the causes that the black community was fighting for?

8. What types of things do those in the Flats swap?

9. What types of questions did Stack develop for her assistants to ask?

10. What did Stack want to learn about the families that she studied?

(see the answer keys)

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