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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long had Georgia lived with her female family member?
(a) Most of her life.
(b) Six months.
(c) Her whole life.
(d) Ten years.

3. According to Stack, how did mothers typically view the fathers of their children?
(a) As caregivers.
(b) As friends.
(c) As worthless.
(d) As financial support.

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

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

6. How many children did Ruby have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

7. How many sisters did Magnolia have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

8. According to Stack, how did people in the Flats acquire kin?
(a) Through their own contacts.
(b) Through friendships.
(c) Through family members.
(d) Through their parents.

9. What was the name of the cousin that Julia Ambrose lived with?
(a) Sara.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) Joann.

10. What were Ann's sisters names?
(a) Ethel, Georgia, and Madge.
(b) Georgia, Joann, and Madge.
(c) Ethel, Wilma, and Georgia.
(d) Wilma, Joann, and Ethel.

11. Who did Terence Platt live with when he was a child?
(a) His father and his girlfriend.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother and her boyfriend.
(d) His grandparents.

12. How old was Bernard Smith when he went to live with his father?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 8.

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

14. How old was Loretta when she went to live with her mother?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Julia's second child's father?

2. According to Stack, who were the disciplinarians in the lives of most children in the Flats?

3. What was the name of Clover Greer's daughter?

4. According to Stack's survey what percent of fathers in the Flats openly acknowledged their children?

5. According to Stack's survey, what percent of children lived with their mothers kin at some point in their lives?

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