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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. What hours did Kaztauskis work his first day at the stockyards?
(a) 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(d) 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.

2. How far were the city stockyards from John's home?
(a) About 3 miles.
(b) A few miles.
(c) A few blocks.
(d) About half a mile.

3. In what newspaper were the photographs published of people enjoying the beach in One: The Beach?
(a) Chicago Tribune.
(b) Chicago Examiner.
(c) Chicago Eagle.
(d) Chicago Sun-Times.

4. How were the black bathers chased away?
(a) Men, women, and children throwing rocks.
(b) Men throwing rocks.
(c) A mob dragging them away.
(d) Police escorting them away.

5. When did Ferdinand Barnett marry Ida Wells?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1895.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last name of John's friends?

2. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many languages did an observer note were used by the various Catholic churches?

3. When did Michael Donnelly end the strike he called in Eight: "A Stone's Throw"?

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

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

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