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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. How old was Crystal Mayberry when she moved to Thirteenth Street?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 23.
(d) 16.

2. 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) Approximately one every two weeks.
(b) More than one per week.
(c) More than two per week.
(d) More than one per day.

3. How much did Trisha pay for her upstairs apartment on Thirteenth Street in 2008/2009?
(a) $550 per month.
(b) $450 per month.
(c) $750 per month.
(d) $650 per month.

4. How many eligible properties for nuisance citations received them in black neighborhoods in Milwaukee in 2008/2009?
(a) 1 in 12 properties.
(b) 1 in 16 properties.
(c) 1 in 50 properties.
(d) 1 in 41 properties.

5. Where was the apartment that Vanetta and Crystal were finally approved for in Chapter 21?
(a) Seventh and Maple.
(b) Twelfth and Bayview.
(c) Fifteenth and Gray.
(d) Twelfth and Garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had Scott lived with David and his wife while getting clean before he was kicked out?

2. Where was Samantha working in 2008?

3. Why did Crystal call 911 three times in a night in Chapter 15?

4. Who is the father of Kamala's children?

5. The author notes in Chapter 15, "In 2008 and 2009, the Milwaukee PD issued a nuisance property citation to residential property owners" how frequently (191)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What caused the dispute between Arleen and Crystal that is described in Chapter 12?

3. How does the author describe the impacts of having little esteem in one's neighbors in poor neighborhoods in Chapter 14?

4. Where was the apartment Arleen hoped to rent from Carol? How is it described?

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

6. What led to the fire in Kamala's apartment? What were the immediate impacts of the fire?

7. How does the author justify Larraine's spending habits in Chapter 18?

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

9. What is noteworthy about Crystal's interaction with the boy at McDonald's in the end of Chapter 20?

10. What did Larraine do after she got her food stamps reinstated in Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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