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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the ECLS show about the black-white achievement gap for students just entering school?
(a) It is nearly nonexistent.
(b) It is slowly narrowing.
(c) It has not changed since 1964.
(d) It is larger than expected.

2. Which ethnicity generally tests better than whites in the ECLS?
(a) Hispanics.
(b) Arab-Americans.
(c) Asians.
(d) Blacks.

3. The correlative educational effect seen in children whose mothers were over 30 at the birth is contingent upon what?
(a) The mother must be college-educated.
(b) The child must be the mother's first.
(c) The child cannot be born prematurely.
(d) The mother must not work until kindergarten.

4. How many bouts does a sumo wrestler have to win in order for his ranking to rise?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 8.

5. How many times a year are elite sumo tournaments held?
(a) Once.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 6 times.
(d) 10 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to child-rearing "expert" L. Emmett Holt, what is a baby's daily exercise?

2. In this chapter, Levitt mentions that the average American prostitute makes more than the average American what?

3. In what crime-ridden neighborhood did Venkatesh do his graduate research?

4. What do the authors argue is the primary incentive for not soliciting a prostitute?

5. Which of the following factors is revealed not to have a correlative effect on a child's school performance?

(see the answer key)

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