View a FREE sample

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 1919, what day of the week did John Harris and his friends go to the beach?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

2. When was a slave catcher killed during the Christiana Resistance?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1851.
(d) 1850.

3. In 1919, what was the name of the Clubhouse that was south of the Back of the Yards?
(a) Ragen's Colts.
(b) Dukies.
(c) Shielders.
(d) Torrio's.

4. When did John Jones and other Chicagoans create a plan of defense against slave catchers?
(a) September 1850.
(b) August 1850.
(c) November 1850.
(d) October 1850.

5. How did John and his friends get partway to the beach?
(a) Rode their bikes.
(b) Hopped a produce truck.
(c) Took a bus.
(d) Hitched a ride with a neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Illinois strike down its Black Laws?

3. How old was Eugene Williams when he died?

4. What street car ran from north to south in Chicago in 1919?

5. What were the dimensions of the raft that John and his friends built?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 175 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample