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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. How much money did Tobin charge Teddy and Scott for their lot rent when they moved into College Mobile Home Park?

2. How old was Luke in 2008?

3. What section of the city of Milwaukee is described as the largely black side?

4. What card game did Lamar play regularly with the neighborhood boys?

5. When did the Brittain brothers' father open the Eagle Moving and Storage business?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Lamar and what was his situation when the author introduces him in Chapter 1?

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

6. When and where are the stories from this book based?

7. What was the court's finding in Arleen's eviction case in Chapter 8?

8. What led to Scott's drug addiction? To what was he addicted?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of overspending among the poor. How does the author justify the spending habits of Larraine and Crystal? What opposing arguments can be found to his reasoning? What aspects of the system often prevent the poor from saving money?

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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