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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 old was Magnolia Waters when she met Calvin?
(a) 22.
(b) 28.
(c) 26.
(d) 25.
2. When 188 mothers were surveyed on who they would choose to raise their children if they died, who was the second choice?
(a) A maternal aunt.
(b) Another maternal family member.
(c) The child's father or his mother.
(d) The maternal grandmother.
3. How many sisters did Magnolia have?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.
4. How many houses away did Ruby and her mother move when they left her grandparents?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.
5. Approximately how many winter coats did Magnolia buy for her children and grandchildren?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to residents of the Flats, who typically raised a young girl's first child?
2. How much money did Magnolia's niece borrow to pay her phone bill?
3. According to Stack, who were the disciplinarians in the lives of most children in the Flats?
4. For how long did Violet leave her children with her relative?
5. What was the name of Julia's second child's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Stack, how do those in the Flats view marriage?
2. According to Stack, how does a temporary child care situation become a permanent transfer of parental rights to the person watching the child?
3. According to Stack, what circumstances would cause a family to split up?
4. What is the response in the black community to the difficulties that mothers in poverty have?
5. According to residents of the Flats, what is a grandparental right?
6. What is the difference between essential kin and relatives?
7. According to Stack, How do relationships with kin complicate relationships with boyfriends or girlfriends?
8. What is the life of Magnolia's sister Lydia like?
9. According to Stack, what role do fathers typically play in their child's life?
10. According to Chapter 6, what determines which household a person is a part of?
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