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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three: Freedom Fight to Eight: A Stone's Throw.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Michael Donnelly end the strike he called in Eight: "A Stone's Throw"?
(a) October 3, 1904.
(b) September 23, 1904.
(c) September 8, 1904.
(d) October 11, 1904.

2. 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.

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

4. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," when did Michael Donnelly organize a strike?
(a) August 14, 1904.
(b) July 12, 1904.
(c) July 1, 1904.
(d) August 11, 1904.

5. When did Illinois strike down its Black Laws?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was John Jones elected to political office?

2. How did John and his friends get partway to the beach?

3. When did John Jones and Mary Richardson move to Chicago?

4. In what direction were John and his friends from the fight on the 29th Street beach?

5. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," how many years after the Civil War ended were the first blacks hired in Union Stock Yard?

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