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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 2018, how much more did the average middle-class family receive in government aid than it paid in federal taxes?
(a) $6,500.
(b) $8,300.
(c) $5,800.
(d) $7.100.

2. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?
(a) More than 3.6 million.
(b) About 4.2 million.
(c) 2.9 million.
(d) 5.8 million.

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

4. How old was Tolstoy when he moved to Moscow?
(a) 43.
(b) 49.
(c) 53.
(d) 56.

5. When Walmart announced raising the hourly wage to $15 in 2021, by what percent did their stock fall?
(a) 6 percent.
(b) 3 percent.
(c) 2 percent.
(d) 8 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2020, how much money did states have in their possession of unspent welfare funds?

2. When did unions like the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America exclude Black workers?

3. What trees were around the house where Desmond grew up?

4. In what state did about a third of those qualified for food stamps not use them?

5. For four months during the COVID pandemic, how much did unemployed Americans received on top of their regular stipend weekly?

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