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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. How many years had the Jacksons been in the Flats when Stack met them?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

2. What is Viola Jackson's job?
(a) Maid.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Cook.

3. How did people in the Flats increase their social circle?
(a) Helping others.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Through swapping.
(d) Talking to new people.

4. How were those who claimed to be the black leaders of the Flats viewed in their community?
(a) Respected.
(b) Expendable.
(c) Uppity.
(d) As very important.

5. How does the US Census classify Jackson Harbor?
(a) Poor area.
(b) Metropolis.
(c) Urbanized area.
(d) Small community.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes about "kindred being an ego-centered group"?

2. When did Stack's book on the migration of blacks to the north get published?

3. What was the goal of the spokesmen in the Flats?

4. What are 63% of the black citizens in Jackson Harbor employed as?

5. Who was the first family that Stack met in the Flats?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Flats many people do not seek treatment from a doctor, why is this?

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

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

4. What is health care like in the Flats?

5. How were nicknames developed in the Flats?

6. What was Stack's purpose in writing this book?

7. How did bias affect Stack's study?

8. How do those in the Flats cope with the lack of privacy?

9. What was Stack's housing situation like in the Flats?

10. What is the communities' view of people who borrow things from others and don't lend things in return?

(see the answer keys)

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