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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. What hours did Kaztauskis work his first day at the stockyards?
(a) 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(d) 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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

3. What was the name of the football, track, and baseball star who traveled from Minneapolis to sign up with the Eight Infantry Regiment?
(a) Bob Wilson.
(b) Sam Ransom.
(c) Robert Wiley.
(d) Dan McDaniels.

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

5. Where did Gustavius Franklin Swift start his company?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eugene Williams when he died?

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

3. How many people lived in Chicago in 1837?

4. By what date in Seven: "Parallel Universes," did one of every three babies in Packingtown die before the age of two?

5. What police department in Ten: "Northern Fever" blocked all the train depots to stop blacks from purchasing tickets?

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