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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three: Freedom Fight to Eight: A Stone's Throw.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John Jones and other Chicagoans create a plan of defense against slave catchers?
(a) November 1850.
(b) August 1850.
(c) October 1850.
(d) September 1850.

2. How many people lived in Chicago in 1837?
(a) 3,143.
(b) 4,066.
(c) 5,122.
(d) 2,981.

3. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?
(a) 71.
(b) 63.
(c) 92.
(d) 82.

4. How many acres was the Union Stockyards in Six: "Waste Matters"?
(a) Over 300.
(b) 350.
(c) 400.
(d) About 290.

5. What street car ran from north to south in Chicago in 1919?
(a) 47th Street.
(b) Pershing.
(c) 43rd Street.
(d) State Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Michael Donnelly end the strike he called in Eight: "A Stone's Throw"?

2. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many languages did an observer note were used by the various Catholic churches?

3. What was the name of the Chicago neighborhood where the Urban League Offices were located in 1919?

4. In 1919, what nieghborhood was bordered by Pershing to the north, Wentworth to the east, and Halstead to the west?

5. What was the weather like on the day that John Turner Harris's life changed?

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