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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When 188 mothers were surveyed on who they would choose to raise their children if they died what was the top choice?
(a) A maternal aunt.
(b) Their mother.
(c) The paternal grandmother.
(d) The child's father.

2. How many months pregnant was Julia when she moved in with her mother?
(a) Four months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

3. According to Stack, who were the disciplinarians in the lives of most children in the Flats?
(a) Women.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Fathers.
(d) Men.

4. How old was Yvonne Diamond?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

5. How old was Ruby when her first child was born?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

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

7. What was the name of Julia's second child's father?
(a) Calvin.
(b) Elliot.
(c) Earl.
(d) John.

8. How much money did Magnolia's niece borrow to pay her phone bill?
(a) $20.
(b) $25.
(c) $30.
(d) $15.

9. How many of the 188 AFDC mothers surveyed by Stack were raising their own children?
(a) 50.
(b) 70.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

10. Who did Violet leave her two older children with when she moved?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Their father.

11. Who raised Clover's daughter?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) She did.
(d) Her mother.

12. Who wrote that "the job fails the man, and the man fails the job"?
(a) Elliot Liebow.
(b) Carol Stack.
(c) Alex Reaves.
(d) John Goodwin.

13. For about how many years did Magnolia's sister Lydia remove herself from the family?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

14. How did Lottie's mother feel when she found out her daughter was pregnant?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Happy.

15. How many children did Claudia Williams have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Claudia Williams children's father?

2. How old was Magnolia Waters when she met Calvin?

3. How old was Ruby Banks when she first met her father?

4. How long had Georgia lived with her female family member?

5. What was the name of the man who Billy considered to be her father?

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