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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 was the cheapest motel that Pam could find in Chapter 19?

2. What was the bill for gas when the gas company came to shut it off at Larraine and Beaker's home in Chapter 18?

3. For almost a century, the broad consensus in America is that a family should spend no more than what percentage of income on housing?

4. Where did Patrice and Doreen finally move, according to the author in his Epilogue?

5. Where was Sherrena's property that went up in flames in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the statistics for nuisance property citations in Milwaukee in 2008-2009?

3. What factors contributed to the deterioration of the extended kin networks?

4. What caused the dispute between Arleen and Crystal that is described in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

8. How does the author define the meaning of "home" in his Epilogue?

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

10. What were the impacts of the fire in Kamala's apartment on Sherrena and Quentin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the different governmental and nonprofit organizations that serve to assist those facing eviction. What are the qualifications for these programs? Why was Larraine unable to gain help from the organizations? How many tenants are helped each year by these organizations and how many tenants are in need of aid?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the correlations between eviction, mental health issues, drug addiction, and crime. In what ways are these issues both causes and effects of poverty? How does one's esteem in one's community prevent crime and exploitation of tenants? How does the opposite impact communities?

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