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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Lamar said to be disabled?

2. Who is Larraine's eldest daughter?

3. What percentage of Eagle Moving and Storage's business came from eviction moves in 2008?

4. What are the names of Pam's two daughters that she had when she met Ned?

5. How old was Scott's mother when she married his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Scott come to live at the College Mobile Home Park?

3. Why did Sherrena and Quentin rarely accept rent vouchers?

4. What impacts can be seen from the law preventing gas companies to shut off services in winter?

5. Who is Sherrena? Why is she important in the book?

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

7. What is Teddy's backstory?

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

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

10. According to the author in Chapter 6, what are the impacts on a neighborhood where there is a frequent turnover in rental properties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Crystal's story in Evicted. How did Crystal's backstory and her history of mental illness impact her struggles to secure housing? How does the author describe Crystal's demeanor? How does Crystal's story end in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Pam and Ned's story in Evicted. What led to Pam and Ned's eviction from College Mobile Home Park? Where did they go after they were evicted? What were their primary struggles in finding housing?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Vanetta's story in Evicted. How did Vanetta meet Crystal? With what had Vanetta been charged and what was the sentence that she received? Where were Vanetta's children going to stay while she served time in prison?

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