Question 1
According to the reading, a total of 43.2 million people live in Central America, and over half of them are poor.
A.True
B.False
Question 2
Central America has experienced an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) year to year, yet there are:
A.no reductions in poverty levels
B.no increases in employment or education
C.both A and B
D.neither A nor B
Question 3
Poverty is a situation of simplicity – it's only about people not having enough money to pay their bills.
A.True
B.False
Question 4
Poverty, even in wealthy, industrialized countries like the U.S. continues to increase in spite of the growth in:
A.educational opportunities
B.low income housing
C.job placement assistance
D.all of the above
Question 5
The practice of child labor insures that the cycle of poverty will continue in most of these countries.
A.True
B.False