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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the closest large city to where Desmond grew up?
(a) Tucson.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Flagstaff.
(d) Mesa.

3. When Desmond was in graduate school, where did he live?
(a) Student housing.
(b) A mobile home park and a rooming house.
(c) Dorms.
(d) A rent-controlled apartment and a mobile home park.

4. At the time Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many amputation occurred weekly in America's meatpacking plants?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. What church did Desmond's father pastor?
(a) First Baptist Church.
(b) Church of Christ.
(c) First Christian Church.
(d) First United Methodist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Desmond meet Crystal Mayberry?

2. When Crystal could no longer live with her mother, how long did she live with an aunt?

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

4. What author is quoted in the epigraph?

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

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