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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Personal Kindreds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kin did people in the Flats feel most obligated to?
(a) Children.
(b) Female.
(c) Male.
(d) Mothers.

2. According to Stack who did those in the Flats expect to help a mother with her child?
(a) Her kin.
(b) Friends of the family.
(c) The father.
(d) The father's kin.

3. What was the most common thing those in the black community experienced when interacting with a white person?
(a) Unfair treatment.
(b) They were looked down on.
(c) Racism.
(d) Bias

4. Who writes about "kindred being an ego-centered group"?
(a) Maxson.
(b) Stack.
(c) Lindell.
(d) Goodnough.

5. What is the title of William Ryan's book?
(a) The Role of Blacks as Victims.
(b) Victims in Charge.
(c) Blaming the Victim.
(d) The Blame Game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a family called when a mother is the head?

2. How much of the AFDC money did Ruby give her mom?

3. According to Stack's survey what percent of fathers in the Flats openly acknowledged their children?

4. How were people who refused to swap viewed?

5. In the Flats kin feel a lot of pressure to help each other. Why is this?

(see the answer key)

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