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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl that Stack became very close to in the Flats?

2. According to the US Census what percent of blacks live in deteriorating housing?

3. Who were welfare benefits designed to help?

4. What connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?

5. In what part of the country is the Flats located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is health care like in the Flats?

2. Why is temporary child exchange seen as a sign of trust?

3. Why did Stack feel that it was important to find average citizens of the Flats to study?

4. What was Stack's first year in the Flats like?

5. What was Stack's housing situation like in the Flats?

6. How did bias affect Stack's study?

7. Why do people in the Flats say, "you have to have help from everybody and anybody"?

8. What was Stack trying to learn about the exchange system in the Flats?

9. How do people in the Flats feel about sacrificing what they have for their kin?

10. How do those in the Flats cope with the lack of privacy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether or not the black community in the Flats was able to successfully live apart from the white community. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Domestic networks can be very complex. Discuss the complexities of the domestic networks. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss social networks in the Flats. Use examples from the book.

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