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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 Ruby Banks?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 22.
(d) 28.

2. According to Stack's survey, what percent of children lived with their fathers kin at some point in their lives?
(a) 17.
(b) 52.
(c) 69.
(d) 31.

3. According to Stack, how did mothers typically view the fathers of their children?
(a) As worthless.
(b) As financial support.
(c) As friends.
(d) As caregivers.

4. How long did Henrietta Davis's mother take care of Henrietta's children?
(a) one year.
(b) Two years.
(c) A few months.
(d) Their whole childhood.

5. How many children did Geraldine Penney have?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the AFDC give Magnolia and Calvin for rent each month?

2. Who did Violet leave her two older children with when she moved?

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

4. How many children did Billy have?

5. Where did Ivy and her boyfriend move when they left the Flats?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the AFDC learned of Magnolia's inheritance from her uncle?

2. What is the response in the black community to the difficulties that mothers in poverty have?

3. According to Stack, how does a temporary child care situation become a permanent transfer of parental rights to the person watching the child?

4. What is the difference between essential kin and relatives?

5. According to Stack, how does joblessness impact relationships between men and women?

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

7. What occurrences in the Flats force people to move almost constantly?

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

9. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

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

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