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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2022, where was the poverty line drawn for a family of four?
(a) $31,050.
(b) $33,150.
(c) $27,750.
(d) $25,950.

2. What U.S. state has a bigger economy than South Korea?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Illinois.
(c) California.
(d) New York State.

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

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

5. What was the minimum wage in 1946?
(a) 35 cents.
(b) 40 cents.
(c) 45 cents.
(d) 50 cents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many hours did Julio Payes have to work to afford the unfurnished room he shared with his mother and two siblings?

3. How long had Matthew Desmond research and reported on poverty before writing Poverty, By America?

4. When did Milwaukee implement the New Hope program?

5. By July 2022, what was the minimum wage in Emeryvill?

(see the answer key)

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