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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Matthew Desmond research and reported on poverty before writing Poverty, By America?
(a) Most of his adult life.
(b) 20 years.
(c) Half of his adult life.
(d) 15 years.

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

3. When did unions like the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America exclude Black workers?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

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

5. In 2020, how many people were killed in Chicago by gun violence?
(a) 841.
(b) 635.
(c) 722.
(d) 913.

6. What was the minimum wage in 1946?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 35 cents.
(c) 45 cents.
(d) 40 cents.

7. When Crystal was diagnosed with mental illness, how much SSI did she receive monthly?
(a) $876.
(b) $679.
(c) $754.
(d) $583.

8. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, by what percent did the aid reserved for American who fell below a certain income level increase?
(a) 50.
(b) 90
(c) 110.
(d) 237.

9. When was Crystal Mayberry born?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1994.

10. What trees were around the house where Desmond grew up?
(a) Velvet Mesquite.
(b) Mexican Pinyon.
(c) Texas Redbud.
(d) Russian olive.

11. According to the Government Accountabilty Office, how many American workers relied on Medicaid for health insurance?
(a) 11 million.
(b) Roughly 12 million.
(c) About 15 million.
(d) 13 million.

12. In 2022, how much did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent to influence government policy?
(a) $40 million.
(b) $35 million.
(c) $25 million.
(d) $20 million.

13. Where did Desmond meet home health aides who belonged to the full-time working homeless?
(a) Indiana.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Illinois.
(d) New York.

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

15. Where did Desmond present a paper titled "Exploiting the Inner City" (43)?
(a) Harvard's Kennedy School of Business.
(b) The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
(c) The Booth School of Business.
(d) Wharton School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the closest large city to where Desmond grew up?

2. Where did Desmond meet Crystal Mayberry?

3. Where did Desmond go to graduate school?

4. How long did the 1965 Delano grape strike and boycott last?

5. What author is quoted in the epigraph?

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