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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job did Dirky give to Ned?
(a) A job customizing motorcycles.
(b) A job working at his bar.
(c) A job polishing floors at a school.
(d) A job selling drugs.

2. How much was the rent for the one-bedroom apartment that Ali showed to Arleen in Chapter 19?
(a) $400 per month.
(b) $200 per month.
(c) $500 per month.
(d) $300 per month.

3. The author notes in Chapter 15, "In 2008 and 2009, the Milwaukee PD issued a nuisance property citation to residential property owners" how frequently (191)?
(a) Every 24 hours.
(b) Every 72 hours.
(c) Every 46 hours.
(d) Every 33 hours.

4. What sentence did the judge give D'Sean at his re-confinement hearing in Chapter 21?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 13 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 18 months.

5. Between 2009 and 2011, roughly how many moves undertaken by Milwaukee's poorest residents were involuntary?
(a) 30%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 50%.

6. On what floor did Scott move at the apartment complex that the homeless shelter helped him to attain after a year?
(a) The second floor.
(b) The ninth floor.
(c) The third floor.
(d) The tenth floor.

7. What casino does the author describe Sherrena and Quentin going to in Chapter 16?
(a) Blue Park Casino.
(b) Potawatomi Casino.
(c) Whitehaven Casino.
(d) Redding Cherokee Casino.

8. Where was Sherrena's property that went up in flames in Chapter 16?
(a) Eighteenth and Wright.
(b) Sixteenth and Washington.
(c) Seventh and Wilson.
(d) Twelfth and Ross.

9. From whom did Jafaris steal earrings?
(a) Crystal.
(b) Anna.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Sarah.

10. How long did it take Tobin to pay off his mortgage on College Mobile Home Park?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Six years.

11. What was Larraine's food stamp allowance in 2008/2009?
(a) $180 per month.
(b) $98 per month.
(c) $50 per month.
(d) $80 per month.

12. Where was Samantha working in 2008?
(a) George Webb.
(b) Terry Witkowski.
(c) Lenny Troy.
(d) Roger Rilway.

13. How much did Trisha pay for her upstairs apartment on Thirteenth Street in 2008/2009?
(a) $650 per month.
(b) $750 per month.
(c) $450 per month.
(d) $550 per month.

14. Why did Crystal call 911 three times in a night in Chapter 15?
(a) To report that her husband was trying to break in.
(b) To report Arleen's drug overdose.
(c) To report a burglary in the building.
(d) To report domestic abuse upstairs.

15. For how much money did Tobin buy College Mobile Home Park?
(a) $1.5 million.
(b) $3.2 million.
(c) $2.1 million.
(d) $4.1 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the bill for gas when the gas company came to shut it off at Larraine and Beaker's home in Chapter 18?

2. What job did Pam take on after she and Ned finally found a two-bedroom apartment near Dirky's garage?

3. How many eligible properties for nuisance citations received them in black neighborhoods in Milwaukee in 2008/2009?

4. How much money did the poilce charge Sherrena for each 911 call they received from her property?

5. What does the author define "the home" as in his Epilogue (293)?

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