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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. According to Marshall and Steve , the young intellectuals of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, what became ingrained in American society as a result of the Depression?
(a) Racism.
(b) Consumerism.
(c) Isolationism.
(d) Fear.

2. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?
(a) Sponsoring shorts before films.
(b) Radio advertising.
(c) Direct mail.
(d) Billboards.

3. What job does Paulson eventually get after educating himself?
(a) Union organizer.
(b) Railway worker.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Primary school teacher.

4. How did Jim Sheridan travel to the Bonus March?
(a) He rode a boxcar.
(b) He joined a caravan of jalopies.
(c) He hitched rides.
(d) He walked the whole way.

5. Why would hobos put marks on people's houses with chalk?
(a) To tell other hobos if the people are good.
(b) To say hello to loved ones.
(c) To track the places they have been.
(d) To protest the banks' foreclosing on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened that made Robin Langston realize a crisis had begun in the country?

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

3. What did Bob Leary's father do during much of the Depression to avoid going crazy?

4. What demagogic figure of the 1930's did Dawn McCullough despise?

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

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