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

2. What was Ivy Rodgers boyfriends name?

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

4. What were the house numbers on Cricket St. where most of Michael's kin lived?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Otis's relationship with his children like?

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

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

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

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

6. How is motherhood viewed in the Flats?

7. According to Stack, what role does respect play in a person having rights to another person's child?

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

9. According to residents of the Flats, what is a grandparental right?

10. According to Stack, how are domestic networks formed and why do they changed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether or not the black community in the Flats was able to successfully live apart from the white community. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact that joblessness plays in the lives of the black community in the Flats.

Essay Topic 3

Domestic networks can be very complex. Discuss the complexities of the domestic networks. Use examples from the book.

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