All Our Kin: Strategies for Survival in a Black Community Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Carol B. Stack
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All Our Kin: Strategies for Survival in a Black Community Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Carol B. Stack
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the girl that Stack became very close to in the Flats?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Sara.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Ruby.

2. Who says that the culture of poverty is political in nature?
(a) Carol Stack.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Elliott Stickler.
(d) Hylan Lewis.

3. Who said that without the help of kin a family may not be able to survive?
(a) Gustafson.
(b) Jones.
(c) Stack.
(d) Lombardi.

4. Where did the Waters family live before moving to the Flats?
(a) Georgia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

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

6. How often did kin exchange items and services?
(a) Daily, sometimes hourly.
(b) Yearly.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Weekly.

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

8. What connects Jackson Harbor to Chicago?
(a) A neighborhood.
(b) A gravel road.
(c) A major highway.
(d) A major rail line.

9. How did people in the Flats increase their social circle?
(a) Making friends.
(b) Helping others.
(c) Talking to new people.
(d) Through swapping.

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

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

12. What is Leo Jackson's job?
(a) Truck driver.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Construction worker.
(d) Hod carrier.

13. Who was the first family that Stack met in the Flats?
(a) Ruby and Otis Jackson.
(b) Magnolia and Calvin Waters.
(c) John and Sylvia Waters.
(d) Leo and Viola Jackson.

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

15. How many children do the Jacksons have?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the population of Jackson Harbor?

2. Who did Ruby trade corn bread and greens with so that she could get milk and diapers?

3. Why do people in the Flats want to expand their group of kin?

4. In what decade did Stack begin her study?

5. How much money did the AFDC send Ruby to get a new couch?

(see the answer keys)

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