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