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Debt Management Basics  Chapter 5: Considering bankruptcy
Before you toss your debts in the bankruptcy ring, understand the ramifications.
 
   
Considering bankruptcy
 

Debt Management Basics: Chapter 5 quiz

If you think you've mastered the material in this chapter, take our quiz. After you click the ''submit'' button, the answers will appear below.

  1. With a Chapter 7 bankruptcy:
    The filing will stay on your credit report for seven years.
    Before you file, you must pass a "means test" to qualify.
    You get to reschedule and extend secured debts over the life of your repayment plan.

  2. True or false: Even after bankruptcy you can get credit cards easily.
    True
    False

  3. Which of the following is not a good tip for rebuilding credit after a bankruptcy?
    Get a credit card.
    Pay in cash.
    Buy a car.

-- Posted: May 1, 2006
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