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

2. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many languages did an observer note were used by the various Catholic churches?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

3. How many acres was the Union Stockyards in Six: "Waste Matters"?
(a) Over 300.
(b) 350.
(c) About 290.
(d) 400.

4. In what direction were John and his friends from the fight on the 29th Street beach?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) Southeast.
(d) North.

5. What nationality were the men who dug a canal in Chicago in Five: "White Negroes"?
(a) Irish.
(b) German.
(c) Lithuanian.
(d) Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many saloons were on Whiskey Row?

2. By what date in Seven: "Parallel Universes," did one of every three babies in Packingtown die before the age of two?

3. How old was John Harris in 1919 when he went swimming with his friends?

4. At the beginning of Part One, who wrote the lines of the poem quoted?

5. Which of the boys was the first to get hit by rock in One: "The Beach"?

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