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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Bonnie Laboring Boy, Three Strikes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Jane Yoder consider a luxury during the Depression?
(a) A new sweater.
(b) A trip to the movies.
(c) A bed.
(d) A hot meal.

3. Where did some vets stay in Washington, DC during the Bonus March besides the Hoovervilles?
(a) They occupied federal buildings.
(b) They set up tents in the National Mall.
(c) The slept in front of the White House.
(d) They slept in train stations.

4. What was the occupational community of which Jimmy Partland was a part, that lent back and forth regularly?
(a) Corn growers.
(b) Auto workers.
(c) Jazz musicians.
(d) Writers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which movement sought to replace the American Federation of Labor in the 1930's?

2. What did the Wagner Act outlaw?

3. In God Bless' the Child, Slim Collier discusses what effect created by job loss in America?

4. What demagogic figure of the 1930's did Dawn McCullough despise?

5. Where did Arthur Robinson keep thousands of dollars during the bank holiday?

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