The Scarlet E Quiz

What is eviction?

• the term for moving to a new home

• a traffic citation

• expelling a tenant from a property

• the date you have to appear in court

Which U.S. map charted by Matthew Desmond shows the places hardest hit by eviction?

• Counties with higher proportion of Hispanic population

• Counties with higher proportion of Caucasian population

• Counties with higher proportion of Asian population

• Counties with higher proportion of African-American population

According to Martin Luther King Jr., what did the nation refuse to give the former slave after emancipation?

• Education

• Freedom

• Money

• Land

What is the rate of white homeownership?

• 15%

• 73%

• 41%

• 43%

What percentage of kids from college educated black families get an inheritance of more than ten thousand dollars?

• 73%

• 15%

• 13%

• 41%

What is the average percentage of black homeownership?

• 15%

• 43%

• 73%

• 41%

According to the text, what is the transformative sum of inheritance that could change the course of a life?

• $20,000

• $5,000

• $15,000

• $10,000

What is the main argument for addressing the wealth gap?

• Ignoring the issue

• Moving decisively to correct an old injustice

• Denying the existence of the wealth gap

• Blaming the affected populations