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

2. Where did John's family live in 1919?
(a) Black Belt.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Bridgeport.
(d) Canaryville.

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

4. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," when did Michael Donnelly organize a strike?
(a) July 12, 1904.
(b) August 11, 1904.
(c) July 1, 1904.
(d) August 14, 1904.

5. How old was John Harris in 1919 when he went swimming with his friends?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In One: "The Beach," what beach did blacks usually frequent?

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

4. When did Swift move to Chicago?

5. How were the black bathers chased away?

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