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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) 2/3.
(b) More than 1/3.
(c) About 1/2.
(d) 1/4.

2. When Poverty, by America was written, how many American workers belonged to a union?
(a) 3 in 25.
(b) 1 in 10.
(c) 1 in 5.
(d) 2 in 20.

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

4. 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?
(a) 3,600.
(b) 4,800.
(c) 6,900.
(d) 5,500.

5. In 2020, how many people were killed in Chicago by gun violence?
(a) 841.
(b) 635.
(c) 722.
(d) 913.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Desmond go to graduate school?

2. How old was Julio Payes when he collapsed from exhaustion in the aisle of a grocery store?

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

4. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?

5. When did Milwaukee implement the New Hope program?

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