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

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

3. According to Stack, who were the disciplinarians in the lives of most children in the Flats?
(a) Women.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Fathers.
(d) Men.

4. According to Stack, how did people in the Flats acquire kin?
(a) Through their parents.
(b) Through family members.
(c) Through their own contacts.
(d) Through friendships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Ann's sisters names?

2. How old was Loretta when she went to live with her mother?

3. How many children did Yvonne Diamond have when she moved to the Flats?

4. How long did Julia's second child's father work at the factory before getting laid off?

5. For about how many years did Magnolia's sister Lydia remove herself from the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the home that Sam Summer was living in had a leaky gas line?

2. According to Stack, who can be considered members of a child's network of kin?

3. According to Chapter 6, what determines which household a person is a part of?

4. According to Stack, what circumstances would cause a family to split up?

5. According to residents of the Flats, what is the difference between a mama and a mother?

6. According to residents of the Flats, what is a grandparental right?

7. According to Stack, How do relationships with kin complicate relationships with boyfriends or girlfriends?

8. What part does child keeping play in the ever changing living situations of the families in the Flats?

9. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

10. What is Otis's relationship with his children like?

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