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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 Thirteen: "Full to Bursting," how many people did a rooming-house owner house in a three-month period?

2. How many blacks were employed at the Yard in 1918?

3. What was the circulation of the Chicago Defender in 1919?

4. When did the Chicago Defender recommend that Southern blacks come North for employment?

5. In the summer of 1919, how active members did Black Local 651 have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Thirteen: "Full to Bursting," why could blacks not move to different areas than the Black Belt?

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

3. In Eleven: "A Real Place for Negroes," who would help black migrants when they arrived by train in Chicago?

4. What happened in the Black Belt at the end of Seventeen: "Race Riot"?

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

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

7. What was different about dress and behavior of Northern and Southern blacks in Fourteen: "Respectability and Respect"?

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

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

10. Who was running against Bill Thompson in 1919?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many black men fought in the Great War. What did black men experience when they fought in the war? How did the experiences that they had affect their expectations of life when they returned home?

Essay Topic 2

Southern blacks were different in a number of ways from Northern blacks. What were some differences between Southern and Northern blacks? Why did whites not see the differences between Northern and Southern blacks? How did those perceptions add to stereotypes of all blacks?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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