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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Swapping.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Stack's book on the migration of blacks to the north get published?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1970.

3. How did Stack come in contact with the families she studied?
(a) By holding a meet and greet.
(b) By befriending children.
(c) She found them on her own.
(d) Through a young woman in the community.

4. What type of people did researchers establish contact with?
(a) Women in power.
(b) Men in power.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Leaders of the community.

5. Who wrote "Tomorrow's Tomorrow"?
(a) Elliot Stickler.
(b) Joyce Ladner.
(c) Carol Stack.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ruby do with the rest of the AFDC money?

2. How many years had the Jacksons been in the Flats when Stack met them?

3. Who did residents of the Flats refer to by their surnames?

4. According to Stack, what do most studies of black families compare themselves to?

5. How did people in the Flats increase their social circle?

(see the answer key)

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