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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. When did Langston Hughes arrive in Chicago?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1917.

2. In Ten: "The Northern Fever," how much did Mr. Henderson earn monthly working for the railroad?
(a) $150.
(b) $75.
(c) $100.
(d) $125.

3. How many blacks were employed at the Yard in 1918?
(a) More than 10,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 13,000.
(d) About 11,000.

4. On July 27, 1919, how much higher was the temperature than usual?
(a) 13 degrees.
(b) 10 degrees.
(c) 17 degrees.
(d) 14 degrees.

5. In what month did a race riot begin in 1919?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what streets was the beach where John and his friends went?

2. In 1916, how much profit did Louis Swift clear?

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

4. At the beginning of Part One, who wrote the lines of the poem quoted?

5. How far were the city stockyards from John's home?

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