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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Ward James fired from his job in the 1930's?
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Union activity.
(c) Lack of money to pay him.
(d) Drinking on the job.

2. According to Samuel A. Heller, what did police often do with arraigned people awaiting trial in the 1930's?
(a) Have them shine their shoes.
(b) Have them sing for their entertainment.
(c) Pawn them off to construction crews.
(d) Beat them for fun.

3. What happened to one of Daisy Singer's favorite parks during the Depression?
(a) It was closed by the broke municipal government.
(b) It became a shantytown.
(c) It became a site of weekly worker protests.
(d) It fell into disrepair.

4. Why does Billy Green say he was unaffected by the Depression?
(a) He invested in his own business.
(b) He had no stocks.
(c) He invested in gold.
(d) He had his money overseas.

5. What about modern America mystifies Diana Morgan?
(a) America's involvement with Vietnam.
(b) The election of Richard Nixon.
(c) The widespread use of drugs.
(d) Those who ignore poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a quotation in the Introduction, what was the typical response to receiving a pink slip during the beginning of the Depression?

2. What does Edward Burgess say he never saw in Chicago in the 1930's?

3. To what biblical figure does Virginia Durr compare herself in her interview?

4. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?

5. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?

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