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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 connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?

2. How many families was Stack introduced to in the beginning of her study?

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

4. What type of people did researchers establish contact with?

5. What was Julia's cousin's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is day-to-day life like in the Jackson household?

2. What types of people did Stack focus her study on?

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

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

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

6. How did Stack use her assistants to gather data?

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

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

9. Why does swapping play such an important role in the Flats?

10. What did Stack want to learn about the families that she studied?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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