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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were those who claimed to be the black leaders of the Flats viewed in their community?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Respected.
(c) Expendable.
(d) As very important.

2. Who did residents of the Flats refer to by their surnames?
(a) Their social workers.
(b) People outside the community.
(c) Their friends.
(d) Residents of the Flats.

3. How many other researchers had conducted studies in the Flats during the decade in which Stack conducted her study?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

4. What does the relationship of a researcher and his subjects resemble?
(a) Teacher and student.
(b) Oppressor and oppressed.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Family.

5. According to the US Census, what percent of white deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?
(a) 1.3.
(b) 6.4.
(c) 4.6
(d) 8.5.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Stack, what do most studies of the poor black communities not acknowledge?

2. When did Stack's book on the migration of blacks to the north get published?

3. According to government statistics, what prevents people from escaping poverty?

4. How did Stack protect the identities of those she interviewed?

5. What percentage of the black population in Jackson Harbor is unemployed?

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