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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 sisters did Magnolia have?

2. What was name of Clover's son?

3. According to Stack who did those in the Flats expect to help a mother with her child?

4. When 188 mothers were surveyed on who they would choose to raise their children if they died what was the top choice?

5. How old was Lottie James when she got pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is child keeping?

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

3. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the housing situation in the Flats. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Many who viewed themselves as leaders in the black community were highly regarded by those in the white community, but looked down on in their own community. Why was this?

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