After having read the article in the Club issue of May/June 2005, you should be able to answer the followin questions.

1. How many live like the teens in the TV series The OC?

   1.   ?    a tiny minority
   2.   ?    the majority
   3.   ?    about 50%
   4.   ?    about 25%

2. Poverty is defined for

   1.   ?    a family of four who live on a total income of under € 13.000 a year
   2.   ?    a family of four who live on a total income of under € 17.000 a year
   3.   ?    a family of four who live on a total income of under € 50.000 a year

3. Many girls want to become cheerleaders, but they can't afford attending cheerleading camp, which cost

   1.   ?    $ 200
   2.   ?    $ 500
   3.   ?    $1 000

4. How many children and teenagers live in poverty?

   1.   ?    100 000
   2.   ?    13 million
   3.   ?    1 billion
   4.   ?    500 000

5. ... of the public believe that people in poverty do not enough to change their lives.

   1.   ?    50%
   2.   ?    About 25%
   3.   ?    About 75%
   4.   ?    Only a tiny minority

6. According to a famous magazine the top five richest Americans ...

   1.   ?    will become even richer.
   2.   ?    will soon be in debts.
   3.   ?    have problems with keeping their positions.

7. How many Americans live in poverty?

   1.   ?    34,5 million
   2.   ?    100 million
   3.   ?    1 billion
   4.   ?    500 000

8. Almost 50% of the American homeless are ...

   1.   ?    Native American
   2.   ?    Hispanic
   3.   ?    African American
   4.   ?    Caucasian

9. 20 high school girls have a weekly appointmentat an exclusive salon in New York ...

   1.   ?    to get their hair blow-dried
   2.   ?    to read and discuss modern literature
   3.   ?    to take drugs
   4.   ?    to find a rich husband

10. Who said that the rich and poor are like two nations who can't exchange any ideas or feelings?

    1.   ?    Benjamin Disraeli
    2.   ?    George W. Bush
    3.   ?    Malcolm X
    4.   ?    Bill Clinton