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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Desmond begin paying attention to poverty?
(a) As a young father.
(b) As a child.
(c) As a young adult.
(d) As a teen.

2. What trees were around the house where Desmond grew up?
(a) Texas Redbud.
(b) Mexican Pinyon.
(c) Russian olive.
(d) Velvet Mesquite.

3. In Arizona, Connecticut, and Kentucky, how much were inmates charged to call out on the prison phone per 15 minute call?
(a) $5.
(b) $3.
(c) $6.
(d) $4.

4. In 2020 of every dollar budgeted for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), how much did poor families receive directly?
(a) 55 cents.
(b) 63 cents.
(c) 22 cents.
(d) 15 cents.

5. 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 8 in 10.
(b) About 11 in 15.
(c) About 12 in 15.
(d) Almost 7 in 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near what town did Desmond grow up?

3. Who wrote that the history of the world was "who gets eaten and who gets to eat" (42)?

4. When was Crystal Mayberry born?

5. What vehicle did Desmond drive when he was in college?

(see the answer key)

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