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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Bonnie Laboring Boy, Three Strikes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What demagogic figure of the 1930's did Dawn McCullough despise?
(a) Father Coughlin.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Huey Long.
(d) Bob La Follette.

2. What job does Paulson eventually get after educating himself?
(a) Union organizer.
(b) Railway worker.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Primary school teacher.

3. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?
(a) Circus booker.
(b) Dustbin salesman.
(c) Advertising copy editor.
(d) Radio performer.

4. Why was the Michigan governor Frank Murphy branded weak-willed regarding the sit-in strike?
(a) He disappeared from public after condemning the strike.
(b) He came out in support of the union.
(c) He refused to comment on the strike.
(d) He did not send in troops.

5. What food can Dorothe Bernstein not stand because of her days in an orphanage?
(a) Pig's feet.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Beets.
(d) Brussel sprouts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did many of Arthur Robinson's friends say was the only reason to have money?

2. How did Phyllis Mortimer's brother feel about her working in the 1930's?

3. How did Dr. Lewis Andreas help strikers in Chicago in 1937?

4. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?

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

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