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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Domestic Networks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Magnolia given by the AFDC to spend the inheritance she received from her uncle?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) Four months.

2. What is another term for welfare?
(a) ACDF.
(b) CPS.
(c) DEV.
(d) AFDC.

3. How old was Clover Greer when she had her first child?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. How many children did Ruby have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. How many of the 188 AFDC mothers surveyed by Stack were raising their own children?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 70.

Short Answer Questions

1. What parts of life in the Flats are completely intertwined?

2. How much money did Magnolia's niece borrow to pay her phone bill?

3. Who says that the culture of poverty is political in nature?

4. According to the Stack's survey, what percent of recognized "mamas" were a child's natural mother?

5. What causes the poor to create ways to cope with circumstances out of their control?

(see the answer key)

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