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

2. What hours did Kaztauskis work his first day at the stockyards?
(a) 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

3. How many beaches were on the lake near Chicago in 1919?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 4.

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

5. When did Ferdinand Barnett marry Ida Wells?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1897.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Illinois strike down its Black Laws?

4. What was the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment?

5. How far away was a white man throwing rocks at John and his friends on the raft?

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