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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. According to the US Census, what percent of white deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?
(a) 6.4.
(b) 8.5.
(c) 1.3.
(d) 4.6

2. How old was Julia?
(a) 24.
(b) 25.
(c) 26.
(d) 27.

3. How was the person that Ruby traded corn bread and greens with related to her?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Aunt.

4. In what decade did Stack begin her study?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

5. What does AFDC stand for?
(a) All of Future Dependency Construction.
(b) Aid to Fund Dependecy Collections.
(c) Area of Future Development Construction.
(d) Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?

2. What does the relationship of a researcher and his subjects resemble?

3. In what year did Stack begin her study?

4. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?

5. According to the US Census, what percent of black deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do people in the Flats say, "you have to have help from everybody and anybody"?

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

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

5. What types of people did Stack focus her study on?

6. Why is temporary child exchange seen as a sign of trust?

7. Why were two black men in the community murdered by white policeman?

8. How is swapping among family members different than casual swapping among people who are not kin?

9. How did bias affect Stack's study?

10. How did most researchers find the subjects that they studied?

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