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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. What was Julia's cousin's name?

3. What was the age range of most of the adults Stack studied?

4. How were people who refused to swap viewed?

5. How does the US Census classify Jackson Harbor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Jackson families' economic situation like?

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

4. What was Stack's purpose in writing this book?

5. How did Stack define family in the Flats?

6. How did Stack conduct the interviews that she personally handled?

7. What is the communities' view of people who borrow things from others and don't lend things in return?

8. What types of questions did Stack develop for her assistants to ask?

9. What is health care like in the Flats?

10. Why were two black men in the community murdered by white policeman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book discuss how mainstream culture prevents those in the Flats from getting ahead.

Essay Topic 2

Swapping plays a very important role in the Flats. Describe why swapping was such a necessary part of life.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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