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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 Six: "Waste Matters," what was John T. Joyce's job?
(a) Street sweeper.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Cattle butcher.
(d) Day laborer.

2. What is the name of the lake near Chicago?
(a) Superior.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Huron.
(d) Michigan.

3. How far away was a white man throwing rocks at John and his friends on the raft?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 70 feet.
(c) 90 feet.
(d) 75 feet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people lived in Chicago in 1837?

2. What was the name of the Chicago neighborhood where the Urban League Offices were located in 1919?

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

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

5. What could be smelled in John's family home?

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