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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 was the name of Clover Greer's daughter?

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

3. According to Stack, how did mothers typically view the fathers of their children?

4. What was the name of Lottie's baby's father?

5. What were Ann's sisters names?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Stack, what role do fathers typically play in their child's life?

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

3. What happened in Julia and Elliot's life when Elliot lost his job?

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

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

6. What occurrences in the Flats force people to move almost constantly?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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