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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. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?
(a) 92.
(b) 71.
(c) 82.
(d) 63.

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

3. On July 27, 1919, what did temperatures soar to by the height of the day?
(a) 96 degrees.
(b) 99 degrees.
(c) 97 degrees.
(d) 98 degrees.

4. In July of 1919, how many people did the Chicago Tribune say could go to the beaches?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 180,000.
(c) 275,000.
(d) 145,000.

5. On July 27, 1919, how much higher was the temperature than usual?
(a) 13 degrees.
(b) 10 degrees.
(c) 14 degrees.
(d) 17 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1919, what day of the week did John Harris and his friends go to the beach?

3. How were the black bathers chased away?

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

5. What was the name of the area west of the Union Stock Yards and north of a park in 1919?

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