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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Child-Keeping.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of jobs are typically available to those in the Flats?
(a) Unskilled.
(b) Low paying.
(c) Temporary.
(d) Long term.

2. What was the name of Clover's husband?
(a) Earl.
(b) Gus.
(c) John.
(d) Calvin.

3. When 188 mothers were surveyed on who they would choose to raise their children if they died, who was the second choice?
(a) The child's father or his mother.
(b) A maternal aunt.
(c) Another maternal family member.
(d) The maternal grandmother.

4. According to Stack's survey what percent of fathers in the Flats openly acknowledged their children?
(a) 69.
(b) 82.
(c) 50.
(d) 31.

5. According to Stack's findings, at what age do most blacks no longer have most of their original teeth?
(a) 25.
(b) 22.
(c) 34.
(d) 55.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of the AFDC money did Ruby give her mom?

3. What was the goal of the spokesmen in the Flats?

4. According to the US Census, what percent of black deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?

5. What was name of Clover's son?

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