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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many school children were homeless?
(a) About 500,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) More than a million.
(d) 2 million.

2. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many cents on the dollar did Black workers make compared to the average white worker?
(a) 59.
(b) 74.
(c) 87.
(d) 63.

3. How many hours did Julio Payes have to work to afford the unfurnished room he shared with his mother and two siblings?
(a) Up to 16.
(b) More than 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

4. How long ago were only the rich able to afford cell phones?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. In 2016, how many lobbyists did Uber have working in 44 states?
(a) 370.
(b) 55.
(c) 280.
(d) 110.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did air traffic controllers strike when negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration broke down?

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

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?

5. What president once siad, "Taxes should hurt" (97)?

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