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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time Black men who did not finish high school are in their mid-thirties, how many will have spent their lives in prison?
(a) About 11 in 15.
(b) About 12 in 15.
(c) Almost 7 in 10.
(d) About 8 in 10.

2. What might the average borrower of a pay day loan pay in fees to borrow $375?
(a) $215.
(b) $520.
(c) $380.
(d) $490.

3. In 2020, what was the maximum amount one could receive if they claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit?
(a) $6,030.
(b) $5,920.
(c) $7,539.
(d) $4,790.

4. In studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s, within what amount of time did young mothers on welfare quit relying on it?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 3 1/2 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many school children were homeless?

2. In 2018, on what amount were 5.3 million Americans subsisting daily?

3. Who was the author of the Official Poverty Measure?

4. When did President Obama propose to do away with tax benefits to 529 college savings plans?

5. What country cut payroll taxes for low-income workers?

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