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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of a black barber who claimed to have shaved Chicago's first mayor and President Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Davy Philipps.
(b) Wyatt Jones.
(c) Andrew Miller.
(d) Lewis Isbel.

2. How far were the city stockyards from John's home?
(a) About half a mile.
(b) A few blocks.
(c) About 3 miles.
(d) A few miles.

3. How many friends did John meet with in One: "The Beach"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. How many beaches were on the lake near Chicago in 1919?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

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

6. When was the Chicago harbor designated by the U.S. Congress as an official port of entry?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1846.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1873.

7. How many people lived in Chicago in 1837?
(a) 4,066.
(b) 5,122.
(c) 3,143.
(d) 2,981.

8. In what direction were John and his friends from the fight on the 29th Street beach?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) Southeast.

9. What could be smelled in John's family home?
(a) Animal blood.
(b) Garbage baking on the sidewalk.
(c) Burnt street meat and smoke.
(d) Fishy garbage.

10. When did John Jones and Mary Richardson move to Chicago?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1843.

11. In Six: "Waste Matters," what was John T. Joyce's job?
(a) Day laborer.
(b) Cattle butcher.
(c) Street sweeper.
(d) Farmer.

12. What was the weather like on the day that John Turner Harris's life changed?
(a) Partly sunny.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Cool and windy.
(d) Extremely hot.

13. In 1919, what nieghborhood was bordered by Pershing to the north, Wentworth to the east, and Halstead to the west?
(a) Bridgeport.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Martinsville.
(d) Canaryville.

14. Where did John's family live in 1919?
(a) Canaryville.
(b) Black Belt.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Bridgeport.

15. Which of the boys was the first to get hit by rock in One: "The Beach"?
(a) Charles.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John and his friends get partway to the beach?

2. In 1919, what was the name of the Clubhouse that was south of the Back of the Yards?

3. When did Providence Hospital and nursing school for black women open?

4. In One: "The Beach," what was the date that changed John Turner Harri's life?

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

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