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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?
(a) 92.
(b) 71.
(c) 82.
(d) 63.

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

3. In July of 1919, how many people did the Chicago Tribune say could go to the beaches?
(a) 275,000.
(b) 180,000.
(c) 145,000.
(d) 250,000.

4. In One: "The Beach," what beach did blacks usually frequent?
(a) 27th Street.
(b) 29th Street.
(c) 28th Sttreet.
(d) 26th Street.

5. How many acres was the Union Stockyards in Six: "Waste Matters"?
(a) 400.
(b) 350.
(c) Over 300.
(d) About 290.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Illinois strike down its Black Laws?

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

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

4. How many friends did John meet with in One: "The Beach"?

5. Between what streets was the beach where John and his friends went?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ida B. Wells?

2. Why did the lives of blacks get more difficult in the 1850s, and what was something that they did about it?

3. How did Gustavus Swift change the meat packing industry?

4. Why were tension rising at the 29th Street beach on July 27, 1919?

5. When was the first strike called at the stockyards and how successful was it?

6. How many blacks were employed by the Union Stock Yard after the Civil War?

7. Who was Ferdinand Barnett?

8. What was the work of women like in Seven: "Parallel Universes"?

9. Who did John go to the beach with on July 27, 1919, and how did they get to the beach?

10. In One: "The Beach," what was the weather and atmosphere like in John Harris's neighborhood?

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