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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: God Bless' the Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?
(a) The blues.
(b) His high school sweetheart.
(c) Huey Long's home district.
(d) A real American Hooverville.

2. How many people does Terkel Interview in this introduction?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 12.

3. What did Bob Leary's father do during much of the Depression to avoid going crazy?
(a) Redo the upholstery of a car.
(b) Have an affair.
(c) Fish at a nearby lake.
(d) Paint a house.

4. Where did Arthur Robinson keep thousands of dollars during the bank holiday?
(a) In a coffee can.
(b) In his sock.
(c) In a Swiss account.
(d) Under his mattress.

5. What is Cesar Chavez best known as?
(a) A priest.
(b) An entertainer.
(c) A poet.
(d) A labor organizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?

2. How did Phyllis Mortimer's brother feel about her working in the 1930's?

3. What does Diane personally think about the suffering of the 1930's in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?

4. In Hard Travelin', Peggy Terry says that America teaches people that poverty is what?

5. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?

(see the answer key)

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