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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Desmond was in graduate school, where did he live?

2. In 2022, how much did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent to influence government policy?

3. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?

4. When Desmond wrote Poverty, by America, how many school children were homeless?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Crystal Mayberry born prematurely?

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

3. How did Mississippi use TANF funds?

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

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

6. Why did Desmond write Poverty, By America?

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

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

9. What is the Official Poverty Measure?

10. Where did Desmond grow up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choices individuals made to improve their wealth or financial situation, could negatively impact the poor. What was structural immorality, and how did the advantages of the rich often come at the expense of the poor either through bigotry and selfishness or good intentions?

Essay Topic 2

Since the beginning of American history, immigrants had been blamed for economic troubles. Why were immigrants blamed for economic troubles, and what long-term impact did immigration have on wages and employment?

Essay Topic 3

Desmond believed that poverty was not simply a money problem. Why did Desmond believe that poverty was not merely a money problem, but also a cascade of social problems?

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