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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. For about how much money did a tenth of a gram of black-tar heroin sell when Scott was buying it and living at College Mobile Home Park?

2. Where did Teddy grow up?

3. How much was Arleen's monthly welfare check in 2008?

4. Where had the Hinkstons lived for seven years in a five-bedroom house before moving into Sherrena's apartment off Wright Street?

5. What was Milwaukee's approximate population in 2008?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Teddy's backstory?

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

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

4. What were the requirements for Emergency Assistance in Milwaukee at the time the book was written and what could be received?

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

6. How does the author describe Glen and his relationship with Larraine?

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

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

9. How does the author describe Larraine's home in Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Lamar's circumstances in 2008-2009 when the book was written. Where was Lamar living? What led to his disability? Why was Lamar eventually forced from his home?

Essay Topic 2

What are the pros and cons for landlords taking tenants to eviction court? How much cost do they pay to take tenants to court? How does eviction court impact those tenants and future housing?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss ways in which landlords exploit their tenants, as observed in the stories from Evicted. How do "handyman specials" serve the interests of landlords while serving against the interest of tenants? Why do landlords hire tenants to work for them on their properties and what wages do those tenants receive? How are tenants exploited in the process of eviction?

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