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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 did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?
(a) They worked a farm.
(b) They worked for a newspaper.
(c) They ran a hotel.
(d) They were actuaries.

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

3. 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.

4. In what war did the Bonus marchers fight?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Spanish American War.
(d) The Crimean War.

5. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?
(a) Television.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their school.
(d) Their grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Terkel Interview in this introduction?

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

3. What famous Depression tune did Yip Harburg write?

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

5. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?

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