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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. What police department in Ten: "Northern Fever" blocked all the train depots to stop blacks from purchasing tickets?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Hattiesburg.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Mobile.

2. How did John and his friends get partway to the beach?
(a) Hitched a ride with a neighbor.
(b) Took a bus.
(c) Rode their bikes.
(d) Hopped a produce truck.

3. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how many children did the Hunters take with them when they moved to Chicago?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. In Twenty: "Moment of Truth," who was responsible for the violence against the Lithuanians?
(a) Poles.
(b) Ragen's Colts.
(c) Gangs in blackface.
(d) Blacks.

5. In 1915, what destroyed cotton crops?
(a) Drought.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Flooding.
(d) Boll weevil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Chicago's all-black Eight Infantry Regiment prepare to leave for the war?

2. How were the black bathers chased away?

3. How old was Eugene Williams when he died?

4. At the end of Nineteen: "Point-Counterpoint," who said that having blacks return to work on Monday was premature?

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

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