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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Desmond meet Crystal Mayberry?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Phoenix.
2. What was the minimum wage in 1946?
(a) 40 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 45 cents.
(d) 35 cents.
3. In the 1950s and 1960s, how many U.S. workers carried union cards?
(a) 2/3.
(b) About 1/2.
(c) 1/4.
(d) Nearly 1/3.
4. What college did Desmond attend?
(a) University of Arizona.
(b) Arizona State University.
(c) New Mexico State University.
(d) University of New Mexico.
5. What U.S. state has a bigger economy than South Korea?
(a) Illinois.
(b) New York State.
(c) California.
(d) Colorado.
6. By July 2022, what was the minimum wage in Emeryvill?
(a) $18.39.
(b) $15.
(c) $16.
(d) $17.68.
7. When did unions like the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America exclude Black workers?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.
8. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $35,000.
(d) $60,000.
9. Where did Desmond present a paper titled "Exploiting the Inner City" (43)?
(a) The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
(b) Wharton School.
(c) The Booth School of Business.
(d) Harvard's Kennedy School of Business.
10. What vehicle did Desmond drive when he was in college?
(a) 1980 Ford F-150.
(b) 1978 Ford F-150.
(c) 1980 Chevy Silverado.
(d) 1978 Chevy Silverado.
11. When Poverty, by America was written, how many American workers belonged to a union?
(a) 1 in 5.
(b) 2 in 20.
(c) 3 in 25.
(d) 1 in 10.
12. When did air traffic controllers strike when negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration broke down?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1976.
13. In 2022, where was the poverty line drawn for a family of four?
(a) $31,050.
(b) $27,750.
(c) $33,150.
(d) $25,950.
14. How long had Matthew Desmond research and reported on poverty before writing Poverty, By America?
(a) 20 years.
(b) Most of his adult life.
(c) Half of his adult life.
(d) 15 years.
15. 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) 90
(c) 110.
(d) 50.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. Near what town did Desmond grow up?
3. Who was the author of the Official Poverty Measure?
4. In 2016, how many lobbyists did Uber have working in 44 states?
5. What author is quoted in the epigraph?
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