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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," how many years after the Civil War ended were the first blacks hired in Union Stock Yard?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

2. When was the Chicago harbor designated by the U.S. Congress as an official port of entry?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1911.

3. Between what streets was the beach where John and his friends went?
(a) 26th and 29th.
(b) 14th and 16th.
(c) 21st and 23rd.
(d) 30th and 31st.

4. Where did John's family live in 1919?
(a) Bridgeport.
(b) Black Belt.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Canaryville.

5. Where was Eugene Williams born?
(a) South Carollina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In One: "The Beach," how many blacks angered whites whey they went to the 29th Street beach and laid down on the sand?

3. In Three: "Freedom," what trade did John Jones learn?

4. When did Swift move to Chicago?

5. In what newspaper were the photographs published of people enjoying the beach in One: The Beach?

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