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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: God Bless' the Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Harburg, who suffered most when the financial system collapsed?
(a) Those who thought it foolproof.
(b) Those who were poor already.
(c) Black people.
(d) The financial giants.

2. How did Frank Czerwonka's mother make money during the Depression?
(a) She was a prostitute.
(b) She made pastries.
(c) She ran a speakeasy.
(d) She refurbished sofas.

3. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?
(a) Military services.
(b) University administration.
(c) Financial sector.
(d) Newpapers.

4. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?
(a) Sudden.
(b) Gradual.
(c) Devastating.
(d) Nonexistent.

5. What does Diane personally think about the suffering of the 1930's in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
(a) She thinks it is exaggerated by those who experienced it.
(b) She has no opinion.
(c) She thinks the suffering was focused disproportionately on minorities.
(d) She thinks America reaped what it sowed in the 1920's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unorthodox job did Phyllis Mortimer take when her family fell short of money in the 1930's?

2. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?

3. What job does Paulson eventually get after educating himself?

4. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?

5. In God Bless' the Child, Slim Collier discusses what effect created by job loss in America?

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