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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2020, how many people were killed in Chicago by gun violence?
(a) 841.
(b) 722.
(c) 913.
(d) 635.

2. In Texas, what could the annual percentage rate reach on a two-week loan?
(a) 398.
(b) 664.
(c) 460.
(d) 516.

3. Where was Martin Luther King, Jr., when he wrote that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (180)?
(a) Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
(b) Montgomery, Alabama, jail cell.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell.
(d) Boston University.

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

5. When did unions like the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America exclude Black workers?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1970s.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Congress pass federal legislation abolishing housing discrimination?

2. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?

3. In 2022, how many young children lived in poverty or hovered at the edge of poverty?

4. In what cities did The Fight for $15 campaign get wages raised for all workers?

5. How much money in overdraft fees subsidizes the free checking accounts many have at Bank of America or Wells Fargo?

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