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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Matthew Desmond research and reported on poverty before writing Poverty, By America?
(a) Half of his adult life.
(b) Most of his adult life.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

2. When did Desmond begin paying attention to poverty?
(a) As a teen.
(b) As a child.
(c) As a young adult.
(d) As a young father.

3. Where did Desmond meet Crystal Mayberry?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Illinois.

4. How old was a warehouse worker who had to give up two of his children to keep one?
(a) 50.
(b) 47.
(c) 55.
(d) 49.

5. Where did Desmond meet home health aides who belonged to the full-time working homeless?
(a) Indiana.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What U.S. state has a bigger economy than South Korea?

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

4. What was the deep poverty line in 2020 for a family of four?

5. When Crystal was diagnosed with mental illness, how much SSI did she receive monthly?

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