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

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

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

4. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?
(a) Officer Mick O'Malley.
(b) Officer Peter O'Halloran.
(c) Officer William Morrison.
(d) Officer Daniel Callahan.

5. When did the Stockyards Labor Council make plans to have black laborers join the meat packing workers' union?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1918.

Short Answer Questions

1. What police department in Ten: "Northern Fever" blocked all the train depots to stop blacks from purchasing tickets?

2. What street car ran from north to south in Chicago in 1919?

3. How many blacks were employed at the Yard in 1918?

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

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

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