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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What vehicle did Desmond drive when he was in college?
(a) 1978 Chevy Silverado.
(b) 1980 Ford F-150.
(c) 1978 Ford F-150.
(d) 1980 Chevy Silverado.

3. When did air traffic controllers strike when negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration broke down?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1979.

4. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many people were immigrants?
(a) 3 in 20.
(b) 2 in 10.
(c) 1 in 8.
(d) 2 in 15.

5. In 2020, what was the maximum amount one could receive if they claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit?
(a) $6,030.
(b) $4,790.
(c) $7,539.
(d) $5,920.

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

7. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $35,000.
(c) $60,000.
(d) $75,000.

8. What was the closest large city to where Desmond grew up?
(a) Mesa.
(b) Flagstaff.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Tucson.

9. By the time Crystal aged out of foster care, how many foster placements had she had?
(a) More than 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) About 30.

10. How likely are Black and Hispanic American to be poor compared to white Americans?
(a) Five times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Three times.

11. 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.

12. 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) Up to 16.
(d) 18.

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

14. How long did the 1965 Delano grape strike and boycott last?
(a) 27 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2019, what was the percent of the U.S. population that was poor?

2. When Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many school children were homeless?

3. Who wrote that the history of the world was "who gets eaten and who gets to eat" (42)?

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

5. Where did Desmond present a paper titled "Exploiting the Inner City" (43)?

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