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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. In a survey of men and women released from prison in Massachusetts, what percent had witnessed a murder as children?
(a) 55.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

2. By July 2022, what was the minimum wage in Emeryvill?
(a) $15.
(b) $18.39.
(c) $16.
(d) $17.68.

3. According to the Government Accountabilty Office, how many American workers relied on Medicaid for health insurance?
(a) Roughly 12 million.
(b) 11 million.
(c) 13 million.
(d) About 15 million.

4. In 2018, on what amount were 5.3 million Americans subsisting daily?
(a) $3.
(b) $6.
(c) $4.
(d) $5.

5. 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) About 4.2 million.
(d) More than 3.6 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Desmond present a paper titled "Exploiting the Inner City" (43)?

2. How old was Julio Payes when he collapsed from exhaustion in the aisle of a grocery store?

3. In 2020, what was the maximum amount one could receive if they claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit?

4. In the past 50 years, by what percent had infant mortality rates and deaths from heart disease fallen?

5. What was the deep poverty line in 2020 for a family of four?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Official Poverty Measure?

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

4. Where did Desmond grow up?

5. Why did Desmond believe poverty was physical pain?

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

7. Why did it seem unimaginable that the U.S. had made so little progress in poverty reduction?

8. Why are there millions more Americans in poverty than official statistics reveal?

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

10. How does race affect who lives in poverty and who does not?

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