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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eighteen: Ratcheting up to Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what newspaper were the photographs published of people enjoying the beach in One: The Beach?
(a) Chicago Eagle.
(b) Chicago Sun-Times.
(c) Chicago Tribune.
(d) Chicago Examiner.

2. In Nineteen: "Point-Counterpoint, when did the mayor order troops to move out into the streets?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 10:30 p.m.
(c) 9:30 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

3. What was the weather like on the day that John Turner Harris's life changed?
(a) Extremely hot.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Cool and windy.
(d) Partly sunny.

4. When did Ferdinand Barnett start the first black newspaper in Chicago?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1880.

5. How many mounted police were posted in the Stock Yard to break up union gatherings in 1919?
(a) 415.
(b) 530.
(c) 300.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was a novel published about Packingtown's crumbling, disease prone community?

2. Where was John Jones born?

3. Who did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?

4. When did John Turner Harris finally tell the story of what happened that day in 1919 when Eugene died?

5. How many people were left homeless at the beginning of Twenty: "Moment of Truth"?

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