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

2. Where did Arthur Robinson keep thousands of dollars during the bank holiday?
(a) In his sock.
(b) In a coffee can.
(c) In a Swiss account.
(d) Under his mattress.

3. Why was the Michigan governor Frank Murphy branded weak-willed regarding the sit-in strike?
(a) He came out in support of the union.
(b) He did not send in troops.
(c) He refused to comment on the strike.
(d) He disappeared from public after condemning the strike.

4. In a quote in the Introduction, how does the speaker describe the socioeconomic relationship between blacks and whites during the Depression?
(a) Blacks were always worse off.
(b) Blacks and whites were about equal for the first time.
(c) There was no way of telling, things were so bad.
(d) Blacks were actually better off.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous Depression tune did Yip Harburg write?

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

3. What happened that made Robin Langston realize a crisis had begun in the country?

4. In Hard Travelin', Peggy Terry says that America teaches people that poverty is what?

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

(see the answer key)

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