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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Old Families, Member of the Chorus, High Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What industry did Jose Yglesia attempt to unionize?
(a) Steelworkers.
(b) Cigar rollers.
(c) Pickers.
(d) Newspaper printers.

3. According to Terkel in the Introduction, what voice dominated the radio alongside Roosevelt's during the Depression?
(a) Father Coughlin.
(b) Doctor Townsend.
(c) Alf Landon.
(d) Huey Long.

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

5. Where did Blackie Gold spend his childhood?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) Canada.
(c) A military post.
(d) A boarding school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to one of Daisy Singer's favorite parks during the Depression?

2. What famous Depression tune did Yip Harburg write?

3. What advertising outlet did William Benton exploit, making him his fortune?

4. In her interview, what does Diana Morgan say never interested her?

5. What did Bob Leary's father do during much of the Depression to avoid going crazy?

(see the answer key)

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