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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 Ten: "Northern Fever," where did the police confiscate the Defender?
2. What police department in Ten: "Northern Fever" blocked all the train depots to stop blacks from purchasing tickets?
3. When did immigrants and blacks leave their Chicago homes to fight in the Great War?
4. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," how many people turned out to hear union leaders announce a judge's decision regarding workers in Packingtown?
5. What was the number of the Chicago Irish Regiment in World War I?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened in the Black Belt at the end of Seventeen: "Race Riot"?
2. What happened at the Argo corn refinery in July of 1919?
3. In 1917, what was Louis Swift's goal regarding unions, and what strategy did he use that his father used?
4. In Thirteen: "Full to Bursting," why could blacks not move to different areas than the Black Belt?
5. In Seventeen: "Race Riot," what happened when black bathers stormed from the 26th Street to the 29th Street beach?
6. What happened when the early shifts at the Stock Yard ended mid-afternoon in Seventeen: "Race Riot"?
7. What was the goal of the Chicago Real Estate Board and how did they try to achieve their goals?
8. What was different about dress and behavior of Northern and Southern blacks in Fourteen: "Respectability and Respect"?
9. In 1917 what call did President Woodrow Wilson make and how did immigrants and blacks respond?
10. In March 1919, what did A. L. Jackson say about the mindset of the returned black soldier?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A Few Red Drops is the story of a race riot in Chicago in 1919. Why is this a non-fiction, historical book rather than historical fiction?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
The violence ended a week after the incident on the beach. What did Chicago do to address the issues raised by the riot? How was justice meted out after the riot, and was justice fair to all--black and white?
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