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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. On what floor did Scott move at the apartment complex that the homeless shelter helped him to attain after a year?
(a) The third floor.
(b) The tenth floor.
(c) The ninth floor.
(d) The second floor.

2. From whom did Jafaris steal earrings?
(a) Anna.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Rachel.

3. The author states in Chapter 15 that in white neighborhoods in Milwaukee how many properties that could have received a nuisance citation did so?
(a) 1 in 65 properties.
(b) 1 in 41 properties.
(c) 1 in 12 properties.
(d) 1 in 50 properties.

4. What is the name of the 86-bed shelter that Scott checked into in Chapter 23?
(a) The Last Hope.
(b) The Guest House.
(c) The Lodge.
(d) The Inn.

5. What is Beaker's real name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Robert.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Tobin pay Mrs. Mytes to clean trailer E-24?

2. On Scott's "Five Year Plan" that he established after moving to his own apartment in Chapter 23, what was Number One?

3. The apartment that Scott moved to with the assistance of the shelter rented for $775 per month. How much was Scott required to pay?

4. What does the author define "the home" as in his Epilogue (293)?

5. For how many years had Lenny worked for College Mobile Home Park when his employment was terminated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Crystal call 911 several times, according to the author in Chapter 15?

3. What are examples in the book of how the author juxtaposes the lifestyles of the landlords versus those of the tenants?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Scott finally get clean?

10. How did the issuance of nuisance property citations between whites and blacks differ in 2008-2009?

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