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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many undocumented workers were paid below minimum wage at the time Poverty, by America was written?
(a) More than 1/3.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) About 1/2.

2. In 1959, what percent of poor families were composed of a married couple?
(a) About 70 percent.
(b) Not quite 80 percent.
(c) 75 percent.
(d) 85 percent.

3. 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?
(a) About 12 in 15.
(b) Almost 7 in 10.
(c) About 11 in 15.
(d) About 8 in 10.

4. When Crystal got an apartment, what percent of her income did rent take?
(a) 69.
(b) 86.
(c) 73.
(d) 91.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How likely are Black and Hispanic American to be poor compared to white Americans?

2. What author is quoted in the epigraph?

3. Where did Desmond meet home health aides who belonged to the full-time working homeless?

4. How much in market value did Walmart lose when it announced in 2015 that it planned to increase its starting wage to at least $9 an hour?

5. How many premature deaths did a study find could have been prevented in New York City from 2008 to 2012 if the city's minimum wage had been $15 an hour?

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