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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. What kind of job did Dirky give to Ned?

2. What was the name of the AA bar that Scott went to in Chapter 23?

3. About how many nonpayment evictions did New York City see each day in 2012?

4. How many formal evictions per day did Jackson County, Missouri see per day between 2009 and 2013?

5. The word "shelter" comes from two Old English words that translate into what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a nuisiance ordinance?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe the impacts of poverty on the Hinkston family in Chapter 21?

9. How does the author describe Crystal's mental health and intelligence in Chapter 17?

10. What were Crystal's circumstances when she moved into the apartment on Thirteenth Street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Scott's story in Evicted. What led to Scott's loss of employment? How did he come to live at College Mobile Home Park? How did Scott eventually overcome his opioid addiction and regain housing?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss segregation in Milwaukee. What history does the author describe regarding the protests of the 1960s in regard to fair housing? When were the Fair Housing Act and other acts passed to outlaw housing discrimination? How did landlords continue to discriminate despite the laws?

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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