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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. Who took Loretta in when she turned five?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her aunt and uncle.
(d) Her paternal grandmother.

2. For how long did Violet leave her children with her relative?
(a) Seven months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

3. How many months pregnant was Julia when she moved in with her mother?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two months.

4. How old was Clover Greer when she had her first child?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

5. What made it hard for fathers to spend time with their kids if the mother had a boyfriend?
(a) Anger.
(b) They are denied access to their children.
(c) Lack of time.
(d) Jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the 188 AFDC mothers surveyed by Stack were raising their own children?

2. How long had Georgia lived with her female family member?

3. How old was Ruby when her first child was born?

4. When 188 mothers were surveyed on who they would choose to raise their children if they died, who was the second choice?

5. According to Stack who did those in the Flats expect to help a mother with her child?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Stack, what role does respect play in a person having rights to another person's child?

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

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

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

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

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

7. According to Stack, how are domestic networks formed and why do they changed?

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

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

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

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