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Prologue-Chapter 1

1. What author is quoted in the epigraph?
(a) Pushkin.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Dostoevsky.

2. How long had Matthew Desmond research and reported on poverty before writing Poverty, By America?
(a) Half of his adult life.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) Most of his adult life.

3. At how many universities had Desmond taught on inequality?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. When did Desmond begin paying attention to poverty?
(a) As a teen.
(b) As a child.
(c) As a young adult.
(d) As a young father.

5. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $35,000.
(d) $75,000.

6. Near what town did Desmond grow up?
(a) Doney Park.
(b) Blue Ridge.
(c) Winslow.
(d) Holbrook.

7. What was the closest large city to where Desmond grew up?
(a) Mesa.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Flagstaff.

8. What trees were around the house where Desmond grew up?
(a) Russian olive.
(b) Texas Redbud.
(c) Velvet Mesquite.
(d) Mexican Pinyon.

9. What church did Desmond's father pastor?
(a) First Baptist Church.
(b) First Christian Church.
(c) Church of Christ.
(d) First United Methodist.

10. What college did Desmond attend?
(a) Arizona State University.
(b) University of Arizona.
(c) University of New Mexico.
(d) New Mexico State University.

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