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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 beach did blacks usually frequent?
(a) 26th Street.
(b) 27th Street.
(c) 29th Street.
(d) 28th Sttreet.

2. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," how many years after the Civil War ended were the first blacks hired in Union Stock Yard?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 9.

3. Where was Eugene Williams born?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) South Carollina.
(d) Georgia.

4. Between what streets was the beach where John and his friends went?
(a) 14th and 16th.
(b) 26th and 29th.
(c) 30th and 31st.
(d) 21st and 23rd.

5. How old was Ferdinand Barnett when he opened his own law office?
(a) 21.
(b) 28.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the football, track, and baseball star who traveled from Minneapolis to sign up with the Eight Infantry Regiment?

2. How tall was the Chicago Illinois Central station vaulted ceiling in the waiting room?

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

4. In Ten: "Northern Fever," where did Robert Horton have his barbershop?

5. In Ten: "The Northern Fever," how much did Mr. Henderson earn monthly working for the railroad?

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