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

2. How old was Ruby Banks when she first met her father?

3. How old was Loretta when she went to live with her mother?

4. What made it hard for fathers to spend time with their kids if the mother had a boyfriend?

5. According to the Stack's survey, what percent of recognized "mamas" were a child's natural mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Stack, how does a temporary child care situation become a permanent transfer of parental rights to the person watching the child?

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

4. What is the response in the black community to the difficulties that mothers in poverty have?

5. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

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

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

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

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

10. According to residents of the Flats, what is the difference between a mama and a mother?

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

Discuss what Stack says about the stereotypes that were placed on blacks. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book discuss whether or not Stack was able to be accepted within the community.

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