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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Illinois strike down its Black Laws?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1866.

2. When did Ferdinand Barnett start the first black newspaper in Chicago?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1878.

3. What were the dimensions of the raft that John and his friends built?
(a) 15 feet long by 8 feet wide.
(b) 11 feet long by 6 feet wide.
(c) 14 feet long by 9 feet wide.
(d) 10 feet long by 5 feet wide.

4. In One: "The Beach," what was the date that changed John Turner Harri's life?
(a) July 8, 1919.
(b) July 3, 1919.
(c) July 27, 1919.
(d) July 17, 1919.

5. In One: "The Beach," what time did John met up with his friends?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 3:30 p.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

6. When did Michael Donnelly end the strike he called in Eight: "A Stone's Throw"?
(a) October 11, 1904.
(b) October 3, 1904.
(c) September 23, 1904.
(d) September 8, 1904.

7. In One: "The Beach," how many blacks angered whites whey they went to the 29th Street beach and laid down on the sand?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

8. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many saloons were on Whiskey Row?
(a) 510.
(b) More than 500.
(c) About 490.
(d) 380.

9. When was a slave catcher killed during the Christiana Resistance?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1851.
(d) 1849.

10. By what date in Seven: "Parallel Universes," did one of every three babies in Packingtown die before the age of two?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1909.

11. What hours did Kaztauskis work his first day at the stockyards?
(a) 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

12. What was the name of the area west of the Union Stock Yards and north of a park in 1919?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Bridgeport.
(c) Whiskey Row.
(d) Tavern Row.

13. Between what streets was the beach where John and his friends went?
(a) 21st and 23rd.
(b) 30th and 31st.
(c) 14th and 16th.
(d) 26th and 29th.

14. In 1919, what was the name of the Clubhouse that was south of the Back of the Yards?
(a) Dukies.
(b) Torrio's.
(c) Ragen's Colts.
(d) Shielders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," when did Michael Donnelly organize a strike?

2. How many beaches were on the lake near Chicago in 1919?

3. In July of 1919, how many people did the Chicago Tribune say could go to the beaches?

4. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," how many years after the Civil War ended were the first blacks hired in Union Stock Yard?

5. Where was John Jones born?

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