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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Hard Travelin'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is not an implement that interviewers in The March say was used to disperse marchers?
(a) Water cannon.
(b) Bayonets.
(c) Tear gas.
(d) Guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what war did the Bonus marchers fight?

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

3. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?

4. What is Cesar Chavez best known as?

5. What term best describes the nature of the changes that happened after the 1929 Crash, from Terkel's perspective?

(see the answer key)

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