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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. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?
(a) Huey Long's home district.
(b) His high school sweetheart.
(c) A real American Hooverville.
(d) The blues.

2. How did Frank Czerwonka's mother make money during the Depression?
(a) She made pastries.
(b) She ran a speakeasy.
(c) She refurbished sofas.
(d) She was a prostitute.

3. According to Harburg, who suffered most when the financial system collapsed?
(a) Black people.
(b) Those who were poor already.
(c) The financial giants.
(d) Those who thought it foolproof.

4. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?
(a) An African prince.
(b) Medgar Evers.
(c) Marcus Garvey's grandson.
(d) An ancestor of Frederick Douglass.

5. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?
(a) The Soviets would take over.
(b) There would be widespread violence.
(c) All Republicans would be voted out.
(d) We would rebound faster.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?

4. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about 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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