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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 Hard Travelin', Peggy Terry says that America teaches people that poverty is what?
(a) A birthright.
(b) A mark of holiness.
(c) A personal failing.
(d) A sin.

2. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?
(a) Gene Siskel.
(b) Vincent Canby.
(c) Roger Ebert.
(d) Pauline Kael.

3. Peggy Terry says in Hard Travelin' that what disappeared from her life during the Depression?
(a) Hope.
(b) Racism.
(c) Her sense of patriotism.
(d) Her family.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occupational community of which Jimmy Partland was a part, that lent back and forth regularly?

2. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?

3. What promise did Upton Sinclair make to his supporters during his run for governor of California?

4. 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?

5. What does Diane, the young journalist in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, resent about her parent's fixation on the Depression?

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