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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. In God Bless' the Child, Slim Collier discusses what effect created by job loss in America?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Moral.
(c) Political.
(d) Economic.

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

3. Which of the following is not a periodical mentioned by Terkel in the Introduction?
(a) The New Republic.
(b) Judge.
(c) Life.
(d) Literary Digest.

4. What does Jimmy Partland say is the importance of a job?
(a) To make one feel useful.
(b) To stimulate growth.
(c) To keep people out of trouble.
(d) To promote innovation.

5. According to Terkel, what increased among patrons of his parent's business after the Crash?
(a) Emigrating to Mexico.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Horse-betting.
(d) Panhandling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Frank Czerwonka's mother make money during the Depression?

2. Why would hobos put marks on people's houses with chalk?

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

4. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?

5. Where did Blackie Gold spend his childhood?

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