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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 was the second Great Migration that brought black families north?
(a) In the 1920s.
(b) In the 1890s.
(c) During World War I.
(d) During World War II.

2. How does Rothstein say American histories typically tell the story of housing discrimination?
(a) They whitewash the systemic racism.
(b) They use euphemisms to paint a rosier picture.
(c) They omit most of the details.
(d) They cherry-pick stories of success and integration.

3. Why was Stuyvesant Town not integrated, even though New York state forced the development to admit African Americans?
(a) Black families refused to move there.
(b) The rents were too high for African-American families to afford.
(c) By the time the state won its case, the wait list was already full.
(d) Whites there threatened violence against black families.

4. How long did Bill Myers and his family stay in Levittown after the move-in riot?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 4 months.

5. What does Rothstein say real estate agents were not required to do?
(a) Report racial constitution of each neighborhood they sold a house in.
(b) Follow laws about conflicts of interests.
(c) Disclose exploitative rates to customers.
(d) Segregate neighborhoods by race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first place Rothstein suggests making reforms?

2. Who was the leader of the riot at Bill Myers’ house?

3. Where did the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) find financing for an integrated development?

4. What excuses does Rothstein say federal officials used to hide the racist consequences of housing policy?

5. What order does Rothstein say the police had been given in relation to the riot at Bill Myers’ house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other local tactics does Rothstein describe?

2. How has appreciation affected the wealth disparity between black and white families in America?

3. What does Rothstein say was the IRS’ role in promoting segregation?

4. What does Rothstein say was the fate of George Romney’s attempts at integration in 1970?

5. How does Rothstein say the 2008 housing collapse affected black families?

6. What complicating variable does Rothstein include in listing the consequences of growing up in poverty?

7. What strategies does Rothstein say whites used to keep black wages down?

8. What steps does Rothstein say the real estate industry could take to remedy years of structural injustice?

9. Who does Rothstein say was arrested when Andrew Wade, an African-American veteran, tried to move into the white suburb of Shively outside Louisville, Kentucky in 1954?

10. What effect does Rothstein say the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision have on housing segregation?

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