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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Walmart announced raising the hourly wage to $15 in 2021, by what percent did their stock fall?
(a) 8 percent.
(b) 2 percent.
(c) 6 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

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

4. Where did Desmond go to graduate school?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) University of Colorado.
(c) University of Illinois.
(d) University of Wisconsin.

5. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, by what percent did the aid reserved for American who fell below a certain income level increase?
(a) 50.
(b) 237.
(c) 110.
(d) 90

Short Answer Questions

1. When tenements began appearing in new York City in the mid-1800s, how much higher was the rent in the slums than that of better apartments uptown?

2. In the average American city between 2000 and 2022, by what percent had fuel and utilities increased?

3. At how many universities had Desmond taught on inequality?

4. In 2022, how much did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent to influence government policy?

5. How much in market value did Walmart lose when it announced in 2015 that it planned to increase its starting wage to at least $9 an hour?

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