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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 2020 of every dollar budgeted for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), how much did poor families receive directly?
(a) 55 cents.
(b) 22 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 63 cents.

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

4. Near what town did Desmond grow up?
(a) Holbrook.
(b) Doney Park.
(c) Winslow.
(d) Blue Ridge.

5. What author is quoted in the epigraph?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Dostoevsky.
(c) Pushkin.
(d) Chekhov.

6. How many undocumented workers were paid below minimum wage at the time Poverty, by America was written?
(a) More than 1/3.
(b) About 1/2.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 2/3.

7. Where did Desmond meet Crystal Mayberry?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Illinois.

8. What was the deep poverty line in 2020 for a family of four?
(a) $12,700.
(b) $15,800.
(c) $13,100.
(d) $14,200.

9. 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?
(a) 4,800.
(b) 5,500.
(c) 6,900.
(d) 3,600.

10. At how many universities had Desmond taught on inequality?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

11. In Arizona, Connecticut, and Kentucky, how much were inmates charged to call out on the prison phone per 15 minute call?
(a) $3.
(b) $6.
(c) $5.
(d) $4.

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

13. In 2019, what was the percent of the U.S. population that was poor?
(a) 10.5.
(b) 15.9.
(c) 13.3.
(d) 18.6.

14. In the average American city between 2000 and 2022, by what percent had fuel and utilities increased?
(a) 75.
(b) 45.
(c) 115.
(d) 90.

15. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?
(a) 2 in 30.
(b) 1 in 17.
(c) 1 in 20.
(d) 5 in 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much in market value did Walmart lose when it announced in 2015 that it planned to increase its starting wage to at least $9 an hour?

2. What was the minimum wage in 1946?

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

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

5. What summer job did Desmond have when he was in college?

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