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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 month did a race riot begin in 1919?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) September.

2. What was the name of the Chicago neighborhood where the Urban League Offices were located in 1919?
(a) River North.
(b) Black Belt.
(c) Irving Park.
(d) Albany Park.

3. What could be smelled in John's family home?
(a) Burnt street meat and smoke.
(b) Garbage baking on the sidewalk.
(c) Fishy garbage.
(d) Animal blood.

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

5. How far away was a white man throwing rocks at John and his friends on the raft?
(a) 90 feet.
(b) 75 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 100 feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many beaches were on the lake near Chicago in 1919?

3. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?

4. How far was the beach from John's home?

5. In 1919, what was the name of the Clubhouse that was south of the Back of the Yards?

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