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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. How old was Ed Paulson when he took to the road?
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 33.
(d) 40.

2. What does Diane personally think about the suffering of the 1930's in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
(a) She thinks the suffering was focused disproportionately on minorities.
(b) She thinks it is exaggerated by those who experienced it.
(c) She thinks America reaped what it sowed in the 1920's.
(d) She has no opinion.

3. What inversion of racial relationships happened regarding Robin Langston's father during the Depression?
(a) White neighbors hocked their radios to him.
(b) He was allowed to join the pipe-fitters' union.
(c) He began hiring white workers.
(d) He was invited to move into a whites-only neighborhood.

4. What demagogic figure of the 1930's did Dawn McCullough despise?
(a) Father Coughlin.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Huey Long.
(d) Bob La Follette.

5. What did many of Arthur Robinson's friends say was the only reason to have money?
(a) To give to the poor.
(b) To provide for one's family.
(c) To have influence.
(d) To make more money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?

2. According to a quotation in the Introduction, what was the typical response to receiving a pink slip during the beginning of the Depression?

3. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?

4. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?

5. Which of the following is not an implement that interviewers in The March say was used to disperse marchers?

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