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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) Panhandling.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Horse-betting.
(d) Emigrating to Mexico.

2. 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) Consumerism.
(b) Fear.
(c) Isolationism.
(d) Racism.

3. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) George Patton.
(c) Curtis LeMay.
(d) John Kennedy.

4. In a quote in the Introduction, how does the speaker describe the socioeconomic relationship between blacks and whites during the Depression?
(a) Blacks and whites were about equal for the first time.
(b) Blacks were actually better off.
(c) There was no way of telling, things were so bad.
(d) Blacks were always worse off.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How old was Ed Paulson when he took to the road?

5. How did Jim Sheridan travel to the Bonus March?

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