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

2. What was the age range of most of the adults Stack studied?
(a) 20-40.
(b) 30-50.
(c) 20-50.
(d) 30-60.

3. What does William Ryan say causes the deterioration of most black families?
(a) Lack of resources.
(b) Economic stress and discrimination.
(c) Poverty.
(d) The nature of the American economy.

4. According to Stack, what do most studies of the poor black communities not acknowledge?
(a) Their ability to think outside the box.
(b) Their ingenuity.
(c) Their dependency on kin.
(d) Their resourcefulness.

5. Where did Stack meet the girl that introduced her to the families in the Flats?
(a) While babysitting for a friend.
(b) At her university.
(c) In the grocery store.
(d) While doing laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of jobs are typically available to those in the Flats?

2. Who wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"?

3. According to Stack's findings, at what age do most blacks no longer have most of their original teeth?

4. What type of strategies was Stack studying in the Flats?

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

(see the answer key)

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