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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Black Urban Poor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many families was Stack introduced to in the beginning of her study?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What is the Jackson family's average income?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $4,500.
(c) $3,500.
(d) $5,000.

3. Who wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"?
(a) Carol Stack.
(b) John. Allen.
(c) John Goodnough.
(d) W.E.B. DuBois.

4. How did people in the Flats refer to their friends and neighbors?
(a) By their first names.
(b) Kindly.
(c) By a nicknames.
(d) By their surnames.

5. Who did researchers usually establish their first contacts with?
(a) Leaders of the community.
(b) Men.
(c) Women.
(d) Families.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl that Stack became very close to in the Flats?

2. What does William Ryan say causes the deterioration of most black families?

3. In what year did Stack begin her study?

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

5. Why do people in the Flats want to expand their group of kin?

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