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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In One: "The Beach," how many blacks angered whites whey they went to the 29th Street beach and laid down on the sand?

2. When was the black-owned Jesse Binga Bank opened?

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

4. Where did Gustavius Franklin Swift start his company?

5. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many languages did an observer note were used by the various Catholic churches?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were homes like in Seven: "Parallel Universes"?

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

5. Who was Ferdinand Barnett?

6. What were the only ways that Chicagoans could keep cool in the type of heat wave that was occurring in July of 1919?

7. What type of work did Irishmen perform when the Chicago canal was built?

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

9. What happened when the raft that John and his friends were using drifted near the 29th Street beach?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Southern blacks were met at the train depot in Chicago by blacks and white who helped them assimilate into life in Chicago. What groups helped Southern blacks assimilate into life in Chicago? What did those efforts reveal about black solidarity?

Essay Topic 2

Rumors were rampant before, during, and after the riot. What misinformation was spread by the media? What rumors circulated before during and after the riot? How did misinformation and rumors help cause the riot?

Essay Topic 3

The man who threw a rock at Eugene Williams was not arrested, even though he was still standing on the beach. How did police treat white and black offenders? How did the police discriminate against black offenders and victims?

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