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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1870, how many blacks called Chicago home?
(a) About 2,900.
(b) 3,487.
(c) Nearly 3,700.
(d) 5,293.

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

3. Where did John Jones's mother send him to learn a trade?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

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

5. In Eight: "A Stone's Throw," how many years after the Civil War ended were the first blacks hired in Union Stock Yard?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

6. How far was the beach from John's home?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

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

8. When did Providence Hospital and nursing school for black women open?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1899.

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

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

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

12. In 1837, how many blacks lived in Chicago?
(a) 62.
(b) 77.
(c) 84.
(d) 103.

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

14. How old was Ferdinand Barnett when he opened his own law office?
(a) 28.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?

2. What was the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment?

3. In One: "The Beach," what beach did blacks usually frequent?

4. When was Ferdinand Barnett born?

5. How far were the city stockyards from John's home?

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