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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," how many blacks angered whites whey they went to the 29th Street beach and laid down on the sand?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. When did Robert Abbott establish the Chicago Defender?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1899.

3. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," when did Michael Donnelly organize a strike?
(a) August 11, 1904.
(b) July 12, 1904.
(c) July 1, 1904.
(d) August 14, 1904.

4. What could be smelled in John's family home?
(a) Fishy garbage.
(b) Burnt street meat and smoke.
(c) Garbage baking on the sidewalk.
(d) Animal blood.

5. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?
(a) Officer William Morrison.
(b) Officer Peter O'Halloran.
(c) Officer Daniel Callahan.
(d) Officer Mick O'Malley.

Short Answer Questions

1. In One: "The Beach," what time did John met up with his friends?

2. In 1916, how much canned beef did American meat packers export?

3. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?

4. When did Anatanas Kaztauskis come to Chicago from Lithuania?

5. Which of the boys was the first to get hit by rock in One: "The Beach"?

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