Poverty, by America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Matthew Desmond
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 175 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Poverty, by America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Matthew Desmond
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the women with Saru Jayaraman wore hijabs?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. In 2022, how many young children lived in poverty or hovered at the edge of poverty?
(a) 30 million.
(b) 18 million.
(c) 26 million.
(d) 22 million.

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

4. What annual income would the average payday loan customer have?
(a) $40,000.
(b) $27,000.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $25,000.

5. How much could be raised by stopping the mortgage interest deduction?
(a) $25 billion.
(b) $32 billion.
(c) $17 billion.
(d) $12 billion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What church did Desmond's father pastor?

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

4. What companies that made beer were unionized?

5. During the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, how many children were exposed to lead poisoning?

(see the answer key)

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