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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Paul Feldman makes his living delivering what to offices?
(a) Paper.
(b) Cheese trays.
(c) Ink cartridges.
(d) Bagels.

2. What contradictory names does Robert Lane give his two sons in the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Good and Bad.
(b) Pretty and Ugly.
(c) Hope and Despair.
(d) Winner and Loser.

3. According to child-rearing "expert" L. Emmett Holt, what is a baby's daily exercise?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Rolling on the floor.
(c) Breastfeeding.
(d) Crying.

4. What event in California has allowed two Enron traders to jack up energy prices int he dialogue of this chapter?
(a) A wildfire.
(b) A plane crash.
(c) A heatwave.
(d) An earthquake.

5. Which President spoke to the House of Representatives early about the dangers of the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Grant.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Cleveland.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what satirist do the authors liken their own abortion-violent crime claim?

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

3. What basketball player's recollections does Roland G. Fryer, Jr., cite in his paper "The Economics of 'Acting White'"?

4. What often catalyzes a big-city mayor's decision to hire more police?

5. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?

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