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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Yvonne Diamond?

2. How many months pregnant was Julia when she moved in with her mother?

3. What was the name of Lottie's baby's father?

4. Approximately how many winter coats did Magnolia buy for her children and grandchildren?

5. What was the name of Clover's husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Stack, who can be considered members of a child's network of kin?

3. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

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

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

6. What is the response in the black community to the difficulties that mothers in poverty have?

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

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

9. What is child keeping?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss social networks in the Flats. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Why did Stack feel that it was important to develop contacts in the community on her own and not go through middlemen?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the housing situation in the Flats. Use examples from the book.

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