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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time Poverty, by America was written how many poor families were headed by a single mother?
(a) 1 in 3.
(b) 2 in 5.
(c) 1 in 10.
(d) 2 in 10.

2. How old was Julio Payes when he collapsed from exhaustion in the aisle of a grocery store?
(a) 24.
(b) 25.
(c) 22.
(d) 23.

3. When Walmart announced raising the hourly wage to $15 in 2021, by what percent did their stock fall?
(a) 2 percent.
(b) 6 percent.
(c) 8 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

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

5. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, by what percent did the aid reserved for American who fell below a certain income level increase?
(a) 50.
(b) 110.
(c) 237.
(d) 90

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2020, how much money did states have in their possession of unspent welfare funds?

2. 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?

3. Near what town did Desmond grow up?

4. How old was a warehouse worker who had to give up two of his children to keep one?

5. When did unions like the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America exclude Black workers?

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