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

2. What police department in Ten: "Northern Fever" blocked all the train depots to stop blacks from purchasing tickets?
(a) Mobile.
(b) Hattiesburg.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Jackson.

3. How old was John Harris in 1919 when he went swimming with his friends?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

4. What nationality were the men who dug a canal in Chicago in Five: "White Negroes"?
(a) Lithuanian.
(b) Irish.
(c) German.
(d) Polish.

5. At the end of Twenty: "Moment of Truth," how long had it been since Eugene Williams died?
(a) One week.
(b) 8 days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the number of the union branch established in the Black Belt in Fifteen: "Tensions Rising"?

2. How many acres was the Union Stockyards in Six: "Waste Matters"?

3. What was the name of the man who killed Eugene Williams?

4. In Eighteen: "Ratcheting Up," what were the names of black officers who were attacked by a white mob?

5. When immigrant workers walked out of the Argo corn refinery, how many black non-union men marched in to take their places?

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