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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue to Two: A Time to Reap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the black bathers chased away?
(a) A mob dragging them away.
(b) Men throwing rocks.
(c) Men, women, and children throwing rocks.
(d) Police escorting them away.

2. In One: "The Beach," what was the date that changed John Turner Harri's life?
(a) July 8, 1919.
(b) July 27, 1919.
(c) July 3, 1919.
(d) July 17, 1919.

3. In 1919, what was the name of the Clubhouse that was south of the Back of the Yards?
(a) Ragen's Colts.
(b) Dukies.
(c) Torrio's.
(d) Shielders.

4. How did John and his friends get partway to the beach?
(a) Hitched a ride with a neighbor.
(b) Rode their bikes.
(c) Took a bus.
(d) Hopped a produce truck.

5. What was the weather like on the day that John Turner Harris's life changed?
(a) Extremely hot.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Partly sunny.
(d) Cool and windy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the dimensions of the raft that John and his friends built?

2. How far was the beach from John's home?

3. At the beginning of Part One, who wrote the lines of the poem quoted?

4. On July 27, 1919, what did temperatures soar to by the height of the day?

5. Which of the boys was the first to get hit by rock in One: "The Beach"?

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