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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 168 - 228).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Betty's sister Pud nickname Betty's and Arnie's farm?
(a) Camp Fun Farm.
(b) The Highlands.
(c) The Church.
(d) The Amusement Park.

2. Smarsh says the American economy is less like a dream than it is like which of the following?
(a) A restaurant meal.
(b) A bed of flowers.
(c) An inconsistent god.
(d) A race.

3. What did Smarsh say society told Americans about people in bad financial situations in the late twentieth century?
(a) They needed financial counseling.
(b) They needed to attend college.
(c) They must be bad people.
(d) They needed more social assistance.

4. What did Jeannie have a knack for as far as home decorating?
(a) Using paint wisely.
(b) Fine art.
(c) Making it look like she had more money than she did.
(d) Sculpture and the use of mirrors.

5. Who was married to Dorothy, Smarsh's great-grandmother?
(a) Robert.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Chic.
(d) Nick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of prescription did Chris finally get after more than 25 years of struggling with addiction?

2. Which Senator did a highly publicized investigation into supposedly rampant welfare fraud in 1962?

3. What car was Betty driving in Chapter 5 that she just left at the mechanic's when it broke down?

4. What work did Smarsh's father primarily do?

5. When did Smarsh say both her parents lost jobs and entered one of the hardest stretches of their lives?

(see the answer key)

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