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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. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how much time were Southern black children allowed to attend school?
(a) A couple months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) A few months.

2. In 1915, what destroyed cotton crops?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Flooding.
(c) Boll weevil.
(d) Drought.

3. When a mob attacked a black man at a train station in Fourteen: "Respectability and Respect," how many days in jail did the black man get?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

4. How tall was the Chicago Illinois Central station vaulted ceiling in the waiting room?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 45 feet.
(c) 75 feet.
(d) 60 feet.

5. What police department in Ten: "Northern Fever" blocked all the train depots to stop blacks from purchasing tickets?
(a) Hattiesburg.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many flyers were handed out on the street encouraging union membership in Fifteen: "Tensions Rising"?

2. By what percent did immigration to the United States drop by between 1914 and 1917?

3. In 1917, how many were on the Chicago Real Estate Board committee to keep blacks out of certain neighborhoods?

4. Who did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?

5. When did Langston Hughes arrive in Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mayor Thompson react regarding the riot in Seventeen: "Race Riot"?

2. In March 1919, what did A. L. Jackson say about the mindset of the returned black soldier?

3. Between 1915 and 1917, why did many southern blacks find themselves out of work?

4. What were some company-sponsored social groups that were established in Twelve, "A Job, Any Job"?

5. In 1917 what call did President Woodrow Wilson make and how did immigrants and blacks respond?

6. What happened when the early shifts at the Stock Yard ended mid-afternoon in Seventeen: "Race Riot"?

7. What union was established in 1917, and who were the leaders?

8. What happened at the Argo corn refinery in July of 1919?

9. Why did blacks help elect Republican William Thompson as mayor in 1915?

10. Who was running against Bill Thompson in 1919?

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