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

2. 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) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. Where was Eugene Williams born?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) South Carollina.
(d) Mississippi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Chicago neighborhood where the Urban League Offices were located in 1919?

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

3. When was the Chicago harbor designated by the U.S. Congress as an official port of entry?

4. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?

5. How many acres was the Union Stockyards in Six: "Waste Matters"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ida B. Wells?

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

3. In the Prologue, what rage had been building in Chicago and how had it started?

4. Where did John and his friends have a special place for their own by the water?

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

6. In 1919, where could people go outside and what could to they do?

7. What was the job of a cattle butcher in Six: "Waste Matters"?

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

9. What was Packingtown like in Seven: "Parallel Universes"?

10. Why did John and his friends run to the beach after hitching a ride?

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