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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By July 2022, what was the minimum wage in Emeryvill?
(a) $17.68.
(b) $18.39.
(c) $15.
(d) $16.

2. When did John Kenneth Galbraith write his book, The Affluent Society?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1959.

3. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?
(a) 2 in 30.
(b) 1 in 17.
(c) 5 in 25.
(d) 1 in 20.

4. In the average American city between 2000 and 2022, by what percent had fuel and utilities increased?
(a) 115.
(b) 75.
(c) 45.
(d) 90.

5. At the time Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many amputation occurred weekly in America's meatpacking plants?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Affordable Care Act was implemented, how much did working-class families have to for coverage?

2. What annual income would the average payday loan customer have?

3. When was their a financial crisis in the 19th century that caused landlords to subdivide properties to make room for more renters?

4. Growing up in a severely disadvantaged neighborhood was equivalent to missing how much school?

5. Which states had the fastest job growth during June and July 2021?

(see the answer key)

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