Deck 11: Why We Have Homelessness Peter H Rossi

Question 1

Homeless women in shelters struggle first for:

A) protection of one's property.
B) health care.
C) avoidance of boredom.
D) all of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The number of personal belongings a homeless woman carries with her is often related to:

A) the availability of storage at local shelters.
B) the amount of time she has been homeless.
C) her mental state.
D) a and b

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The possessions a homeless woman struggles to maintain help to:

A) connect her with her past.
B) give her hope for the future.
C) remind her of who she is.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Discuss the importance of personal belongings to homeless women, as described by the author.

Question 5

How do the needs of homeless women on the street differ from the needs of homeless women in shelters?

Question 6

Homeless people have secret, ingenious and sometimes easy ways of getting along.

Question 7

Homeless women on the street have different needs than homeless women in shelters.

Question 8

How can the possessions of a homeless woman give you clues as to the amount of time she has been in that situation?

Question 9

Many homeless women in shelters regarded as the major deprivation that set them apart from other people.

A) not being able to watch TV
B) having to kill time until the shelter opened in the evening
C) not being able to sleep in
D) perennial fatigue

Question 10

One way homeless women combat boredom as discussed by the author involves:

A) stretching tasks out over several days.
B) developing friendships with others in public parks.
C) volunteering to help with shelter tasks.
D) sleeping in the shelter all day.

Question 11

Shelters never allow women any space for storage of belongings.

Question 12

The longer a woman has been homeless, the greater the amount of "stuff" she was likely to have.

Question 13

Some homeless people are killed by hopelessness.