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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fifteen: Tension Rising to Seventeen: Race Riot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the southernmost city that the Illinois Central Railroad traveled to?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Mobile.

2. In 1917, what was the number of the Polish and Lithuanian union Local?
(a) 205.
(b) 554.
(c) 693.
(d) 411.

3. When was the black-owned Jesse Binga Bank opened?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1908.

4. In 1917, how many homes were available for 664 applicants for housing?
(a) 48.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 53.

5. How many flyers were handed out on the street encouraging union membership in Fifteen: "Tensions Rising"?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 110,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how many children did the Hunters take with them when they moved to Chicago?

2. When did most of the growth of the black population in the Black Belt occur?

3. When was Ferdinand Barnett born?

4. Who did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?

5. What was the number of the union branch established in the Black Belt in Fifteen: "Tensions Rising"?

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