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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Walmart announced raising the hourly wage to $15 in 2021, by what percent did their stock fall?
(a) 3 percent.
(b) 6 percent.
(c) 2 percent.
(d) 8 percent.

4. By the time Black men who did not finish high school are in their mid-thirties, how many will have spent their lives in prison?
(a) About 8 in 10.
(b) About 12 in 15.
(c) About 11 in 15.
(d) Almost 7 in 10.

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

6. What percent of the U.S. population was poor in 1970?
(a) 12.6.
(b) 13.9.
(c) 11.8.
(d) 10.5.

7. How much less did workers with a high school diploma make in 2017 than they made in 1979, adjusted for inflation?
(a) 2.7 percent.
(b) 5.8 percent.
(c) 3.6 percent.
(d) 4.1 percent.

8. 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.

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

10. When Poverty, by America was written, how many American workers belonged to a union?
(a) 1 in 10.
(b) 2 in 20.
(c) 1 in 5.
(d) 3 in 25.

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

12. In 2016, how many lobbyists did Uber have working in 44 states?
(a) 110.
(b) 280.
(c) 55.
(d) 370.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What church did Desmond's father pastor?

2. When Crystal was diagnosed with mental illness, how much SSI did she receive monthly?

3. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many people were immigrants?

4. In 2022, where was the poverty line drawn for a family of four?

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

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