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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) $15 billion.
(b) $20 billion.
(c) $5 billion.
(d) $3.5 billion.

2. In 2020, how much money did states have in their possession of unspent welfare funds?
(a) Nearly $1 trillion.
(b) Nearly $500 million.
(c) Almost $6 billion.
(d) About $775 million.

3. 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.

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

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

6. In the 1950s and 1960s, how many U.S. workers carried union cards?
(a) About 1/2.
(b) 2/3.
(c) Nearly 1/3.
(d) 1/4.

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

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

9. In 1959, what percent of poor families were composed of a married couple?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) Not quite 80 percent.
(c) 85 percent.
(d) About 70 percent.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Who was the author of the Official Poverty Measure?
(a) Martin Weale.
(b) Diane Coyle.
(c) D. Nathan Sheets.
(d) Mollie Orshansky.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?

2. Near what town did Desmond grow up?

3. By July 2022, what was the minimum wage in Emeryvill?

4. How much less did workers with a high school diploma make in 2017 than they made in 1979, adjusted for inflation?

5. What author is quoted in the epigraph?

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