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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money did Ivy's boyfriend put down on her ring when they got engaged?
(a) $20.
(b) $30.
(c) $10.
(d) $50.

3. What was the name of Clover Greer's daughter?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Megan.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Christine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Magnolia's niece borrow to pay her phone bill?

2. How old was Yvonne Diamond?

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

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

5. Who did Terence Platt live with when he was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in Julia and Elliot's life when Elliot lost his job?

2. What is the life of Magnolia's sister Lydia like?

3. According to Stack, how does a temporary child care situation become a permanent transfer of parental rights to the person watching the child?

4. What is child keeping?

5. What happened when the home that Sam Summer was living in had a leaky gas line?

6. What is the difference between essential kin and relatives?

7. According to Chapter 6, what determines which household a person is a part of?

8. According to Stack, how do those in the Flats view marriage?

9. What occurrences in the Flats force people to move almost constantly?

10. What part does child keeping play in the ever changing living situations of the families in the Flats?

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