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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did air traffic controllers strike when negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration broke down?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1983.

2. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?
(a) 1 in 20.
(b) 5 in 25.
(c) 2 in 30.
(d) 1 in 17.

3. When Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many school children were homeless?
(a) More than a million.
(b) About 500,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 2 million.

4. During June and July 2021, how many states stopped some or all of the emergency benefits provided during the COVID pandemic?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 29.

5. When was their a financial crisis in the 19th century that caused landlords to subdivide properties to make room for more renters?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1851.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1837.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vehicle did Desmond drive when he was in college?

2. In Texas, what could the annual percentage rate reach on a two-week loan?

3. Near what town did Desmond grow up?

4. 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?

5. Every year between overdraft fees, check cashing fees, and payday loan fees, how much in fees were collected from low-income Americans?

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