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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 2019, what was the percent of the U.S. population that was poor?
(a) 15.9.
(b) 18.6.
(c) 10.5.
(d) 13.3.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2021, how many rental units in Syracuse, New York, sat empty even as rent increased by 8%?

2. What were some countries where the government automatically filed taxes, sent a form to citizens, citizens checked the form, and mailed it back in?

3. In 2020, what was the maximum amount one could receive if they claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit?

4. After the Great Recession that began in 2008, how long did families in the bottom half of the income distribution have to wait before their incomes returned to pre-recession levels?

5. In 2020, how much money did the mortgage interest deducation allow more than 13 million Americans to keep?

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