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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near what town did Desmond grow up?
(a) Blue Ridge.
(b) Winslow.
(c) Holbrook.
(d) Doney Park.

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

3. What percent of the U.S. population was poor in 1970?
(a) 13.9.
(b) 12.6.
(c) 10.5.
(d) 11.8.

4. In the 1950s and 1960s, how many U.S. workers carried union cards?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 2/3.
(c) About 1/2.
(d) Nearly 1/3.

5. When Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many school children were homeless?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 2 million.
(c) About 500,000.
(d) More than a million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the time Poverty, by America was written how many poor families were headed by a single mother?

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

4. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many cents on the dollar did Black workers make compared to the average white worker?

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

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