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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 Ten: "Northern Fever," what should Mrs. Hunter have gotten for her house?
(a) $1,400.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $1,300.
(d) $1,200.

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

3. In 1919, how many candidates were trying to unseat Big Bill for mayor?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. How much did a girl who was making $2 a week in Meridian say that she was making a day in Chicago in Ten: "Northern Fever"?
(a) $8 a week.
(b) $3 per day.
(c) $5 a week.
(d) $2 per day.

5. What was a judges decision regarding disputes between packers and their workers in 1918?
(a) Wages would be frozen.
(b) Workers would get a 50 cent an hour increase.
(c) Increased wages and overtime for anytime worked beyond eight hours in a day.
(d) Wages would be increased, but there would be no overtime pay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Twenty: "Moment of Truth," how long had it been since Eugene Williams died?

3. When did Judge Alschuler increase wages in the packing industry for a second time?

4. In 1917, how many homes were available for 664 applicants for housing?

5. In Ten: "Northern Fever," where did the police confiscate the Defender?

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