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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 blacks live in deteriorating housing?
(a) 18.
(b) 29.
(c) 23.
(d) 26.

2. What did Ruby do with the rest of the AFDC money?
(a) Buy new clothes.
(b) Wash clothes.
(c) Buy food.
(d) Buy a couch.

3. What is the name of Stack's son?
(a) Kevin.
(b) John.
(c) Michael.
(d) Alex.

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

5. What type of jobs are typically available to those in the Flats?
(a) Long term.
(b) Temporary.
(c) Low paying.
(d) Unskilled.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Stack protect the identities of those she interviewed?

2. What kin did people in the Flats feel most obligated to?

3. How did Stack come in contact with the families she studied?

4. How many assistants did Stack have helping her with her study?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Stack define family in the Flats?

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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