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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Desmond present a paper titled "Exploiting the Inner City" (43)?
(a) Harvard's Kennedy School of Business.
(b) The Booth School of Business.
(c) Wharton School.
(d) The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

3. How likely are Black and Hispanic American to be poor compared to white Americans?
(a) Three times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Five times.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what town did Desmond grow up?

2. During the pandemic, how much did the federal government give in rental assistance?

3. How much did President Reagan reduce funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

4. In Arizona, Connecticut, and Kentucky, how much were inmates charged to call out on the prison phone per 15 minute call?

5. What was the top maginal tax rate in 1975?

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