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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 One: "The Beach," what time did John met up with his friends?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 3:30 p.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

2. In what month did a race riot begin in 1919?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) July.

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

4. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?
(a) Officer Daniel Callahan.
(b) Officer Peter O'Halloran.
(c) Officer William Morrison.
(d) Officer Mick O'Malley.

5. What was the weather like on the day that John Turner Harris's life changed?
(a) Extremely hot.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Partly sunny.
(d) Cool and windy.

Short Answer Questions

1. On July 27, 1919, how much higher was the temperature than usual?

2. What is the name of the lake near Chicago?

3. When did Ferdinand Barnett start the first black newspaper in Chicago?

4. Where did John's family live in 1919?

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

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