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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue to Two: A Time to Reap.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?
(a) Officer Daniel Callahan.
(b) Officer Peter O'Halloran.
(c) Officer William Morrison.
(d) Officer Mick O'Malley.

3. What is the name of the lake near Chicago?
(a) Ontario.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Huron.
(d) Superior.

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

5. What were the dimensions of the raft that John and his friends built?
(a) 11 feet long by 6 feet wide.
(b) 14 feet long by 9 feet wide.
(c) 15 feet long by 8 feet wide.
(d) 10 feet long by 5 feet wide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On July 27, 1919, what did temperatures soar to by the height of the day?

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

4. What was the name of the Chicago neighborhood where the Urban League Offices were located in 1919?

5. In One: "The Beach," what time did John met up with his friends?

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