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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. How old was John Harris in 1919 when he went swimming with his friends?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. Which of the boys was the first to get hit by rock in One: "The Beach"?
(a) Paul.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Eugene.
(d) Charles.

3. In 1870, how many blacks called Chicago home?
(a) 3,487.
(b) 5,293.
(c) About 2,900.
(d) Nearly 3,700.

4. In 1915, what destroyed cotton crops?
(a) Drought.
(b) Boll weevil.
(c) Hurricane.
(d) Flooding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many saloons were on Whiskey Row?

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

3. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," how many years after the Civil War ended were the first blacks hired in Union Stock Yard?

4. What was the southernmost city that the Illinois Central Railroad traveled to?

5. In 1837, how many blacks lived in Chicago?

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