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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. When did Leo Tolstoy move to Moscow?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1879.

2. In 2021, how much did the U.S. spend on tax breaks?
(a) $1.8 trillion.
(b) $1.6 billion.
(c) $2.7 trillion.
(d) $4.9 billion.

3. When tenements began appearing in new York City in the mid-1800s, how much higher was the rent in the slums than that of better apartments uptown?
(a) 30 percent.
(b) 35 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

4. According to studies, what percent of the taxes they owed did the ultra-rich pay?
(a) 75%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 85%.
(d) 90%.

5. When was a cover feature run in a magazine featuring a gold-plated manhole cover?
(a) September 2007.
(b) August 2007.
(c) November 2007.
(d) October 2007.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, how many children were exposed to lead poisoning?

2. In the book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, what percent of adult Americans did the author report had relied on a major government program at some time in their lives?

3. In 2020, how much was the gap that separated everyone in America below the poverty line and the poverty line itself?

4. According to a study, how many poor people in America were working-age adults disconnected from the labor market for unknown reasons?

5. During the week of March 16, 2020, how many Americans filed for unemployment insurance?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what examples did Desmond provide to show how rich Americans were at the time the book was written?

2. What was a main reason why low-income Americans were not taking full advantage of government programs?

3. How and why did poverty rates fall during the COVID pandemic?

4. What did statistics show about the tax rate for all Americans?

5. Why did Desmond write that middle-class families were not carrying the poor on their backs?

6. What were some excuses for the rising housing costs, and what did Desmond believe caused the rising housing costs?

7. What did English doctor and clergyman Joseph Townsend have to say about getting poor people to work?

8. Why did Desmond believe that deeper antipoverty investments were not required?

9. How did rent increase from 2000 to 2021?

10. What were some laws that served as walls to keep out the poor?

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