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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. Who wrote that the history of the world was "who gets eaten and who gets to eat" (42)?
(a) Maurice Ravel.
(b) Luciano Berio.
(c) Stephen Sondheim.
(d) George Gershwin.

2. At the time America, By Poverty was written, how many eviction filings were created on average yearly?
(a) 5.8 million.
(b) 2.9 million.
(c) More than 3.6 million.
(d) About 4.2 million.

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

4. 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) 12.
(c) More than 14.
(d) 18.

5. What was the median income for a Black household in 2019?
(a) $36,050.
(b) $37,400.
(c) $24,100.
(d) $21,300.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2018, on what amount were 5.3 million Americans subsisting daily?

2. When Crystal got an apartment, what percent of her income did rent take?

3. How long had Matthew Desmond research and reported on poverty before writing Poverty, By America?

4. What vehicle did Desmond drive when he was in college?

5. What percent of the U.S. population was poor in 1970?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did poverty affect Desmond's former roommate Woo?

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

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

4. Had poverty gotten worse because spending was reduced?

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

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

7. What was the relationship between corporate profits and labor costs?

8. How did Mississippi use TANF funds?

9. When Desmond went to college, how was his life different from the lives of many of his classmates?

10. Why was Crystal Mayberry born prematurely?

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