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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fifteen: Tension Rising to Seventeen: Race Riot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gustavius Franklin Swift start his company?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Denver.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Boston.

2. How much did a girl who was making $2 a week in Meridian say that she was making a day in Chicago in Ten: "Northern Fever"?
(a) $5 a week.
(b) $2 per day.
(c) $3 per day.
(d) $8 a week.

3. Where was Eugene Williams born?
(a) South Carollina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

4. In Ten: "The Northern Fever," how much did Mr. Henderson earn monthly working for the railroad?
(a) $150.
(b) $75.
(c) $125.
(d) $100.

5. Where did John Jones's mother send him to learn a trade?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much were teachers paid monthly in Chicago in Ten: "Northern Fever"?

2. When was John Jones elected to political office?

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

4. What group did not like Big Bill because of his anti-catholic propaganda?

5. Who did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?

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