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

2. How many formal evictions per day did Jackson County, Missouri see per day between 2009 and 2013?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 12.
(d) 26.

3. When did Congress outlaw housing discrimination against children and families?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1983.

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

5. Where did Ebony live when Vanetta went to stay with her?
(a) Orchard Street.
(b) Azalea Street.
(c) Gardner Street.
(d) Jones Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Crystal when she was placed in foster care as a child?

2. What is Beaker's real name?

3. What did Crystal Mayberry have as belongings when she moved into Thirteenth Street?

4. What was the name of the AA bar that Scott went to in Chapter 23?

5. Where did Patrice and Doreen finally move, according to the author in his Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what was Vanetta charged and what was her sentence?

2. Why did Pam and Ned struggle in their search for housing?

3. What factors contributed to the deterioration of the extended kin networks?

4. What were the impacts of the fire in Kamala's apartment on Sherrena and Quentin?

5. How common were arrangements like Arleen's and Crystal's?

6. How is Beaker described when the author introduces him in Chapter 13?

7. How did Vanetta and Crystal come to live together?

8. What did Arleen lie about when Carol screened her for the apartment? Why?

9. How does the author describe the impacts of poverty on the Hinkston family in Chapter 21?

10. What commonalities in experience did Crystal and Arleen discover they shared in Chapter 15?

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