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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. Approximately how much did the cost of fuels and utilities rise between 2000 and 2008?
(a) 70%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 50%.

2. How old was Arleen when she left her mother's home?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

3. When did Larraine meet Glen?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1986.

4. How old was Pam's brother when he died from an overdose?
(a) 29.
(b) 19.
(c) 35.
(d) 23.

5. Approximately how many police calls were made from the College Mobile Home Park in 2007?
(a) 260.
(b) 39.
(c) 180.
(d) 59.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Larraine's father's profession?

2. How old was Jafaris when Arleen took her sons to a homeless shelter after her eviction in January of 2008?

3. How much was the deposit that landlords had to put down for Eagle Moving and Storage's five-man crews?

4. What was Sherrena's job when she met Quentin?

5. Where had the Hinkstons lived for seven years in a five-bedroom house before moving into Sherrena's apartment off Wright Street?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What led to Scott's drug addiction? To what was he addicted?

4. How is the housing arrangement of the Hinkston family described in Chapter 6?

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

6. How does the author describe Arleen's children and basic backstory in Chapter 5?

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

8. How does the author describe Sherrena's expansion in real estate following the foreclosure crisis in Chapter 11?

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

10. How is the College Mobile Home Park described? Where is it located?

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