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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 did Lottie's mother feel when she found out her daughter was pregnant?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Disappointed.

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

3. For about how many years did Magnolia's sister Lydia remove herself from the family?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

5. What were Ann's sisters names?
(a) Ethel, Georgia, and Madge.
(b) Georgia, Joann, and Madge.
(c) Ethel, Wilma, and Georgia.
(d) Wilma, Joann, and Ethel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lottie James when she got pregnant?

2. How many months pregnant was Julia when she moved in with her mother?

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

4. How long was Magnolia given by the AFDC to spend the inheritance she received from her uncle?

5. Who wrote that "the job fails the man, and the man fails the job"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the life of Magnolia's sister Lydia like?

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

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

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

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

6. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

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

8. According to Stack, how do those in the Flats view marriage?

9. According to Stack, how do women in the Flats typically view men?

10. According to Stack, what role do fathers typically play in their child's life?

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