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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Beaker do for a living before he retired?
(a) He drove a city bus.
(b) He was a fire fighter.
(c) He was a policeman.
(d) He was a grocer.

2. What was Crystal's IQ assessed to be when she had been examined by a clinical psychiatrist the year before she met Arleen?
(a) 120.
(b) 70.
(c) 130.
(d) 80.

3. About how many nonpayment evictions did New York City see each day in 2012?
(a) 49.
(b) 90.
(c) 39.
(d) 26.

4. How many months did Vanetta face in initial confinement in prison in Chapter 22?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 21 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 18 months.

5. How much money did the poilce charge Sherrena for each 911 call they received from her property?
(a) $6.
(b) $5.
(c) $4.
(d) $10.

6. What was the threshold of excessive 911 calls made from a residence in order to deem a property a nuisance in 2008/2009?
(a) More than two calls in a 30-day period.
(b) More than four calls in a 30-day period.
(c) More than three calls in a 30-day period.
(d) More than five calls in a 30-day period.

7. How many victims were murdered by a current or former romantic partner in the year that the police contacted Sherrena about the nuisance property at Thirteenth Street?
(a) More than one per day.
(b) Approximately one every two weeks.
(c) More than one per week.
(d) More than two per week.

8. According to the author in Chapter 18, Larraine had to maintain less than what amount in her bank account or else she would lose SSI benefits?
(a) $500.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $2,000.

9. Who would find Lamar and his sons a place to live after the fire, according to the author in Chapter 16?
(a) The United Way.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) FEMA.
(d) The Salvation Army.

10. How much is the likelihood of being laid off for workers who have experienced an eviction versus those who have not?
(a) 15% higher.
(b) 10% higher.
(c) 25% higher.
(d) 5% higher.

11. Where did Scott attain an apartment through the shelter after about a year?
(a) Bay View Apartments.
(b) Walker's Point Apartments.
(c) Majestic Loft Apartments.
(d) Williamsburg Apartments.

12. What percentage of landlords who received a nuisance citation for domestic violence responded by evicting the tenants or threatening to evict them for future phone calls to police?
(a) 96%.
(b) 83%.
(c) 39%.
(d) 46%.

13. When did Rufus begin collecting junk?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1984.
(d) 2003.

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

15. How much money did Tobin pay Mrs. Mytes to clean trailer E-24?
(a) $50.
(b) $30.
(c) $40.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Sammy's parents?

2. What game did Sherrena mostly enjoy playing at the casinos?

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

4. Who helped Scott after he had had the three-day bender after trying to seek rehab?

5. How old was Kamala's daughter that was killed in the fire in Chapter 16?

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