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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: The Big Money, Man and Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Terkel quote in the introduction to explain his purpose in writing this history?
(a) Les Miserables.
(b) Democracy in America.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Grapes of Wrath.

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

3. How many people does Terkel Interview in this introduction?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 0.
(d) 5.

4. How did Jim Sheridan travel to the Bonus March?
(a) He walked the whole way.
(b) He joined a caravan of jalopies.
(c) He hitched rides.
(d) He rode a boxcar.

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) Hope.
(d) Racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would hobos put marks on people's houses with chalk?

2. According to Terkel in the Introduction, what voice dominated the radio alongside Roosevelt's during the Depression?

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

4. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?

5. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?

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