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

2. Where did John's family live in 1919?
(a) Bridgeport.
(b) Black Belt.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Canaryville.

3. In Six: "Waste Matters," what was John T. Joyce's job?
(a) Street sweeper.
(b) Cattle butcher.
(c) Day laborer.
(d) Farmer.

4. In 1919, what nieghborhood was bordered by Pershing to the north, Wentworth to the east, and Halstead to the west?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Canaryville.
(c) Bridgeport.
(d) Martinsville.

5. How were the black bathers chased away?
(a) Men throwing rocks.
(b) Police escorting them away.
(c) A mob dragging them away.
(d) Men, women, and children throwing rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hours did Kaztauskis work his first day at the stockyards?

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

3. What is the name of the lake near Chicago?

4. What could be smelled in John's family home?

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

(see the answer key)

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