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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 Blackie Gold do in the CCC during the Depression?
(a) He wrote for a national labor journal.
(b) He assessed people on relief.
(c) He performed on the radio.
(d) He maintained national forests.

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

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

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

5. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?
(a) Financial sector.
(b) Newpapers.
(c) University administration.
(d) Military services.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Cesar Chavez best known as?

3. 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?

4. Where did some vets stay in Washington, DC during the Bonus March besides the Hoovervilles?

5. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?

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