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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the past 50 years, by what percent had infant mortality rates and deaths from heart disease fallen?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 85.
(d) 55.

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

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

4. Of the approximately 750,000 workers around the world who made and sell Apple products when Desmond wrote the book, how many worked directly for Apple?
(a) 42,000.
(b) 115,000.
(c) 530,000.
(d) 63,000.

5. What U.S. state has a bigger economy than South Korea?
(a) California.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Colorado.
(d) New York State.

6. 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) 87.
(b) 59.
(c) 63.
(d) 74.

7. When Desmond was in graduate school, where did he live?
(a) A rent-controlled apartment and a mobile home park.
(b) Dorms.
(c) A mobile home park and a rooming house.
(d) Student housing.

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

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

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

11. Where did Desmond go to graduate school?
(a) University of Wisconsin.
(b) University of Illinois.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) University of Colorado.

12. When did Desmond begin paying attention to poverty?
(a) As a young father.
(b) As a teen.
(c) As a child.
(d) As a young adult.

13. 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.

14. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?
(a) About 4.2 million.
(b) 2.9 million.
(c) More than 3.6 million.
(d) 5.8 million.

15. At the time Poverty, by America was written how many poor families were headed by a single mother?
(a) 1 in 10.
(b) 1 in 3.
(c) 2 in 5.
(d) 2 in 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1950s and 1960s, how many U.S. workers carried union cards?

2. In 2016, how many lobbyists did Uber have working in 44 states?

3. 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?

4. What was the median income for a Black household in 2019?

5. In 2020, how many people were killed in Chicago by gun violence?

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