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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. What sentence did the judge give D'Sean at his re-confinement hearing in Chapter 21?
2. How much did Scott earn cleaning the AA bar where he began working in Chapter 23?
3. For how long had Scott lived with David and his wife while getting clean before he was kicked out?
4. Who was the office manager for Bieck Management when Larraine spoke to her on the phone about emergency assistance in Chapter 18?
5. What was the name of the federally subsidized assisted-living facility where Beaker moved in Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Arleen lie about when Carol screened her for the apartment? Why?
2. How is Beaker described when the author introduces him in Chapter 13?
3. What were Crystal's circumstances when she moved into the apartment on Thirteenth Street?
4. What did Larraine do after she got her food stamps reinstated in Chapter 18?
5. What is a nuisiance ordinance?
6. What were the impacts of the fire in Kamala's apartment on Sherrena and Quentin?
7. What caused the dispute between Arleen and Crystal that is described in Chapter 12?
8. What led to the fire in Kamala's apartment? What were the immediate impacts of the fire?
9. What are examples in the book of how the author juxtaposes the lifestyles of the landlords versus those of the tenants?
10. How did Vanetta and Crystal come to live together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss ways in which landlords exploit their tenants, as observed in the stories from Evicted. How do "handyman specials" serve the interests of landlords while serving against the interest of tenants? Why do landlords hire tenants to work for them on their properties and what wages do those tenants receive? How are tenants exploited in the process of eviction?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss segregation in Milwaukee. What history does the author describe regarding the protests of the 1960s in regard to fair housing? When were the Fair Housing Act and other acts passed to outlaw housing discrimination? How did landlords continue to discriminate despite the laws?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Sherrena and her depiction in Evicted. When did Sherrena get involved in real estate? How did she first obtain her rental properties? How much did Sherrena earn from her units? Did you empathize with Sherrena when reading the book? Why or why not?
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