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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At how many universities had Desmond taught on inequality?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Arizona, Connecticut, and Kentucky, how much were inmates charged to call out on the prison phone per 15 minute call?

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. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, by what percent did the aid reserved for American who fell below a certain income level increase?

5. How likely are Black and Hispanic American to be poor compared to white Americans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some statistics that revealed how bad poverty was in America?

2. What happened when poor workers received a pay raise?

3. Where did Desmond grow up?

4. What was Crystal Mayberry's life like and why did she become homeless?

5. Why did many people applying for Supplement Security Income (SSI) hire a lawyer?

6. Did raising the minimum wage cause unemployment?

7. How were employees tracked on the job, and how did that affect workers?

8. Why and how did Desmond and his family learn to fix things themselves?

9. How did Mississippi use TANF funds?

10. Why did some of the government aid for the poor never reach them?

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