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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nine: A Higher Call to Fourteen: Respectability and Respect.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In One: "The Beach," what time did John met up with his friends?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 3:30 p.m.
(c) 2:30 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

2. When did Ferdinand Barnett start the first black newspaper in Chicago?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1878.

3. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many saloons were on Whiskey Row?
(a) More than 500.
(b) About 490.
(c) 380.
(d) 510.

4. How were the black bathers chased away?
(a) A mob dragging them away.
(b) Men throwing rocks.
(c) Men, women, and children throwing rocks.
(d) Police escorting them away.

5. What was the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the last name of John's friends?

3. When was the black-owned Jesse Binga Bank opened?

4. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," when did Michael Donnelly organize a strike?

5. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?

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