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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Flats.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of Jackson Harbor's population is black?
(a) 18.
(b) 7.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

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

3. In what part of the country is the Flats located?
(a) The south.
(b) The west.
(c) The north.
(d) The midwest.

4. In what decade did Stack begin her study?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s.

5. How do those being studied in a community usually view a researcher?
(a) As a teacher.
(b) As family.
(c) As a friend.
(d) As an outsider.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the US Census classify Jackson Harbor?

2. Who wrote the book "Method and Measurement in Sociology"?

3. Who was the second family that Stack met in the Flats?

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

5. How did Stack come in contact with the families she studied?

(see the answer key)

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