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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. Who wrote that "the job fails the man, and the man fails the job"?

2. What was the name of the cousin that Julia Ambrose lived with?

3. How long did Henrietta Davis's mother take care of Henrietta's children?

4. Who did Violet leave her two older children with when she moved?

5. According to residents of the Flats, who typically raised a young girl's first child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between essential kin and relatives?

2. According to Stack, how does joblessness impact relationships between men and women?

3. What is the life of Magnolia's sister Lydia like?

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

5. According to Stack, who can be considered members of a child's network of kin?

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

7. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

8. What is child keeping?

9. According to Chapter 6, what determines which household a person is a part of?

10. What part does child keeping play in the ever changing living situations of the families in the Flats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Stack says are the differences between kin and family.

Essay Topic 2

Stack's study was much different than other studies conducted in the Flats. Discuss why her research methods were so much different.

Essay Topic 3

Parental roles in the Flats can extend to many people beyond the natural mother and father. Discuss how the parental roles are determined and who can hold these roles.

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