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

2. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?
(a) They worked for a newspaper.
(b) They worked a farm.
(c) They ran a hotel.
(d) They were actuaries.

3. What did Bob Leary's father do during much of the Depression to avoid going crazy?
(a) Paint a house.
(b) Redo the upholstery of a car.
(c) Have an affair.
(d) Fish at a nearby lake.

4. How many people does Terkel Interview in this introduction?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 0.
(d) 12.

5. What product did Benton manage after the Depression?
(a) Muzak.
(b) Volkswagen.
(c) Corn Flakes.
(d) The Boston Globe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an implement that interviewers in The March say was used to disperse marchers?

2. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?

3. How did Frank Czerwonka's mother make money during the Depression?

4. According to Marshall and Steve , the young intellectuals of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, what became ingrained in American society as a result of the Depression?

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

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