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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 2019, how much did the largest banks in America charge customer in overdraft fees?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $11 million.
(c) $9.63 billion.
(d) $11.68 blllion.

2. Growing up in a severely disadvantaged neighborhood was equivalent to missing how much school?
(a) 18 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

3. During the pandemic, how much did the federal government give in rental assistance?
(a) $46.5 billion.
(b) $56 billion.
(c) $11.5 billion.
(d) $28 billion.

4. In 2018, on what amount were 5.3 million Americans subsisting daily?
(a) $3.
(b) $6.
(c) $4.
(d) $5.

5. When Crystal could no longer live with her mother, how long did she live with an aunt?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 7 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What U.S. state has a bigger economy than South Korea?

2. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many people were immigrants?

3. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?

4. In 1959, what percent of poor families were composed of a married couple?

5. By the time Black men who did not finish high school are in their mid-thirties, how many will have spent their lives in prison?

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