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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Big Money, Man and Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Blackie Gold spend his childhood?
(a) A military post.
(b) A boarding school.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) Canada.

2. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Television.
(c) Their school.
(d) Their grandparents.

3. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?
(a) Huey Long's home district.
(b) The blues.
(c) A real American Hooverville.
(d) His high school sweetheart.

4. In Man and Boy, what does Clifford Burke credit with black men's survival in the Depression?
(a) Their faith.
(b) The government.
(c) Charity organizations.
(d) Their wives.

5. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?
(a) All Republicans would be voted out.
(b) We would rebound faster.
(c) There would be widespread violence.
(d) The Soviets would take over.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Harburg, who suffered most when the financial system collapsed?

2. In what war did the Bonus marchers fight?

3. How many people does Terkel Interview in this introduction?

4. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?

5. What was the occupational community of which Jimmy Partland was a part, that lent back and forth regularly?

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