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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did the 1965 Delano grape strike and boycott last?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 27 months.

3. When Crystal was diagnosed with mental illness, how much SSI did she receive monthly?
(a) $583.
(b) $754.
(c) $876.
(d) $679.

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

5. When did Kansas senator Roger Marshall declare that the main "impediment" (85) to his state's sagging labor market was unemployment insurance paying people not to work?
(a) May 2022.
(b) June 2021.
(c) July 2023.
(d) August 2020.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the median income for a Black household in 2019?

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

5. According to the Government Accountabilty Office, how many American workers relied on Medicaid for health insurance?

(see the answer key)

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