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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spring 1989, Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the vacancy rate at Horner increase?
(a) a typhoid outbreak
(b) old people kept dying off
(c) an increase in the number of murders
(d) rumors of planned gentrification

2. Who is the newly appointed housing manager of Horner Homes?
(a) LaJoe Rivers
(b) John Daly
(c) Mr. Rogers
(d) Gwen Anderson

3. How have the stadium's owners, the Wirz family, changed the character of the neighborhood?
(a) by bulldozing homes for parking lots
(b) by planting trees and flowers in the neighborhood
(c) by helping homeowners paint their houses
(d) by putting up youth facilities

4. What does the racist policeman say to Lafeyette at the stadium?
(a) You black kids are all pushing dope.
(b) Black kids all belong to gangs.
(c) The white people don't have money to give to niggers.
(d) There's no room for black trash here.

5. Why can LaJoe not defend herself well against the accusations?
(a) She is guilty.
(b) She has no transportation to the hearing.
(c) She has no education.
(d) She is too timid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to LaJoe at the welfare meeting?

2. What do Lafeyette, Pharoah and their friends do at Chicago Blackhawk and Bulls games?

3. What event caused riots in the area around the Blackhawk stadium?

4. What accusation is brought against LaJoe?

5. What does Pharoah warn his friends about in the basement?

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