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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many powerboats did Americans buy in 2020?
(a) 273,000.
(b) About 405,000.
(c) More than 310,000.
(d) 108,000.

2. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?
(a) 2.9 million.
(b) 5.8 million.
(c) More than 3.6 million.
(d) About 4.2 million.

3. Where did Desmond present a paper titled "Exploiting the Inner City" (43)?
(a) The Booth School of Business.
(b) The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
(c) Wharton School.
(d) Harvard's Kennedy School of Business.

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

5. When did President Obama propose to do away with tax benefits to 529 college savings plans?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2015.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Americans spend on leisure travel in 2020?

2. How old was Julio Payes when he collapsed from exhaustion in the aisle of a grocery store?

3. Which states had the fastest job growth during June and July 2021?

4. When did the stae of Minnesota through the governor's Human Rights Commission publish a brochure about racial integration that Desmond keeps a copy of?

5. What did most states allow restaurant and other service workers to be paid an hour in 2020?

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