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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vehicle did Desmond drive when he was in college?
(a) 1980 Chevy Silverado.
(b) 1980 Ford F-150.
(c) 1978 Chevy Silverado.
(d) 1978 Ford F-150.

2. In a survey of men and women released from prison in Massachusetts, what percent had witnessed a murder as children?
(a) 55.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

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

4. When Crystal could no longer live with her mother, how long did she live with an aunt?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 years.

5. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?
(a) $60,000.
(b) $35,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $75,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By the time Black men who did not finish high school are in their mid-thirties, how many will have spent their lives in prison?

3. What was the closest large city to where Desmond grew up?

4. What summer job did Desmond have when he was in college?

5. In 2018, on what amount were 5.3 million Americans subsisting daily?

(see the answer key)

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