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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. According to Stack, who were the disciplinarians in the lives of most children in the Flats?

2. How long was Magnolia given by the AFDC to spend the inheritance she received from her uncle?

3. What was name of Clover's son?

4. How many children did Yvonne Diamond have when she moved to the Flats?

5. How long did Julia's second child's father work at the factory before getting laid off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is child keeping?

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

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

4. What is Otis's relationship with his children like?

5. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

6. According to Stack, How do relationships with kin complicate relationships with boyfriends or girlfriends?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from "All Our Kin" discuss whether it is possible for those in the Flats to change their society from within.

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