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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many residents in Stockton, California, were given $500 a month with no strings attached?
(a) 218.
(b) 230.
(c) 125.
(d) 75.

2. How old was Julio Payes when he collapsed from exhaustion in the aisle of a grocery store?
(a) 25.
(b) 23.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

3. How much less did workers with a high school diploma make in 2017 than they made in 1979, adjusted for inflation?
(a) 3.6 percent.
(b) 5.8 percent.
(c) 4.1 percent.
(d) 2.7 percent.

4. 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.

5. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many cents on the dollar did Black workers make compared to the average white worker?
(a) 74.
(b) 59.
(c) 87.
(d) 63.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time Poverty, by America was written how many poor families were headed by a single mother?

2. What was the minimum wage in 1946?

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

4. Between February and April 2020, how did the unemployment rate rise?

5. When did Desmond begin paying attention to poverty?

(see the answer key)

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