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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 a symbol of trust in the Flats?

2. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?

3. What does Stack call the inability to understand and research?

4. What did Ruby do with the rest of the AFDC money?

5. What does the relationship of a researcher and his subjects resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the causes that the black community was fighting for?

2. How is swapping among family members different than casual swapping among people who are not kin?

3. How were nicknames developed in the Flats?

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

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

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

7. How do people in the Flats involve others in their daily lives?

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

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

10. In the Flats many people do not seek treatment from a doctor, why is this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many who viewed themselves as leaders in the black community were highly regarded by those in the white community, but looked down on in their own community. Why was this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact that joblessness plays in the lives of the black community in the Flats.

Essay Topic 3

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

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