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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did DuPont introduce in 1939 to make stockings more affordable?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Run-proofing.
(c) Elastic.
(d) Scotch guard.

2. At the end of this chapter, Levitt compares an aspiring parent to what equally deluded hypothetical figure from earlier in the book?
(a) An uncharismatic politician.
(b) A 7-7 sumo wrestler.
(c) A real estate agent.
(d) A drug soldier.

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

4. How much did JT's revenue increase over the four year period chronicled in Booty's financial records?
(a) It quadrupled.
(b) It tripled.
(c) It remained mostly consistent.
(d) It doubled.

5. What class range does the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study cover?
(a) Third grade through freshman year of high school.
(b) First through eighth grade.
(c) Kindergarten through fifth grade.
(d) Pre-K through third grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what organization do the authors immediately compare the Black Gangster Disciple Nation?

2. How many American children per year would be saved if parents childproofed their pools?

3. How did the Chicago Public School system deal with the confusion of allowing students to choose any school in the city?

4. In the authors' hypothetical comparison of two boys' lives, where does the poor black boy grow up?

5. The correlative educational effect seen in children whose mothers were over 30 at the birth is contingent upon what?

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