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

2. When did Gustavus Swift die?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1901.

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

4. When did Ferdinand Barnett marry Ida Wells?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1895.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John's family live in 1919?

2. How old was John Harris in 1919 when he went swimming with his friends?

3. When did Providence Hospital and nursing school for black women open?

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

5. In what direction were John and his friends from the fight on the 29th Street beach?

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