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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Henrietta Davis's mother take care of Henrietta's children?
(a) A few months.
(b) Two years.
(c) one year.
(d) Their whole childhood.

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

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

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

5. Approximately how many winter coats did Magnolia buy for her children and grandchildren?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

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

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

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

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

10. How many children did Billy have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

11. How long was Magnolia given by the AFDC to spend the inheritance she received from her uncle?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two months.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What female family member did Georgia and her children live with?

2. For how long did Violet leave her children with her relative?

3. For about how many years did Magnolia's sister Lydia remove herself from the family?

4. How did Lottie's mother feel when she found out her daughter was pregnant?

5. Where did Ivy and her boyfriend move when they left the Flats?

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