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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Milwaukee's approximate population in 1960?
(a) 540,000.
(b) 900,500.
(c) 650,000.
(d) 740,000.

2. Where did Teddy grow up?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Dayton, Tennessee.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

3. How old was Mrs. Mytes in 2008?
(a) 55.
(b) 32.
(c) 71.
(d) 68.

4. In Chapter 3, the author describes Susie as being referred to by the park tenants as Office Susie in order to distinguish her from whom?
(a) Meth Susie.
(b) Heroin Susie.
(c) Drunk Susie.
(d) Crack Susie.

5. How old was Arleen's mother when she had her?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Patrice's mother?

2. How much money did Belinda Hall charge her clients monthly for her services?

3. How old was Patrice in 2008?

4. How old was Luke in 2008?

5. What are described as Teddy's prized possessions in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impacts can be seen from the law preventing gas companies to shut off services in winter?

2. What does a "handyman special" refer to?

3. Why was it worth it to take tenants to eviction court, according to the author in Chapter 8?

4. What were the requirements for Emergency Assistance in Milwaukee at the time the book was written and what could be received?

5. How does the author describe racial division in regards to housing in Milwaukee?

6. How did the cost of fuels and utilities change between 2000 and 2008?

7. Who is Belinda Hall and what was her job in 2008?

8. What was the court's finding in Arleen's eviction case in Chapter 8?

9. How does the author describe the demographic statistics of those facing eviction in Milwaukee County's Small Claims Court in Chapter 8?

10. How did Scott come to live at the College Mobile Home Park?

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