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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eighteen: Ratcheting up to Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Epilogue, how many American city dwellers does the author say live in poverty today?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/8.
(d) 1/4.

3. Who was the United States president when America declared war on Germany?
(a) William McKinley.
(b) William Howard Taft.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

4. What was the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Ohio.

5. In Nineteen: "Point-Counterpoint," when were streets cars to begin running again?
(a) Thursday at 10 a.m.
(b) Friday at 5 a.m.
(c) Thursday at 1 p.m.
(d) Friday at 8 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Chicago riot, how many people died?

2. How many home burned in the Lithuanian section of Packingtown in Twenty: "Moment of Truth"?

3. In One: "The Beach," how many blacks angered whites whey they went to the 29th Street beach and laid down on the sand?

4. When did Anatanas Kaztauskis come to Chicago from Lithuania?

5. In 1919, what park was near the Union Stock Yards?

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