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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 is described in Chapter 5 as Arleen's favorite food?
(a) Chinese food.
(b) Mexican food.
(c) Spanish food.
(d) Italian food.

2. Where did Tobin Charney live in 2008?
(a) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(b) Skokie, Illinois.
(c) Glenvale, New York.
(d) Madison, Wisconsin.

3. Where had the Hinkstons lived for seven years in a five-bedroom house before moving into Sherrena's apartment off Wright Street?
(a) Gold Street.
(b) Thirty-Second Street.
(c) Twenty-First Street.
(d) Thirteenth Street.

4. Who is Patrice's mother?
(a) Doreen.
(b) Arleen.
(c) Dixie.
(d) Sherrena.

5. By what name did Buck go by?
(a) Master D.
(b) Bingo.
(c) JJ.
(d) Big Bro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Beaker's dog described in Chapter 9?

2. How old was Patrice when she gave birth to Mikey?

3. Where did Scott grow up?

4. How many people worked for Eagle Moving and Storage in late 2008?

5. What is the name of the first child that Ned and Pam had together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "truck or curb" mean in the context of the book?

2. Why were the Hinkstons forced to leave the larger home they had rented?

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

4. What were the benefits of taking rental vouchers for landlords like Sherrena?

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

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

7. When and where are the stories from this book based?

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

9. What is Teddy's backstory?

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

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