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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Scarlet Banners and Novenas, The Doctor, Huey and Mr. Smith, The Circuit Rider, The Gentleman from Kansas, A View of the Woods, Campus Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her interview, what does Diana Morgan say never interested her?
(a) The suffering of others.
(b) Political struggle.
(c) Communism.
(d) The accumulation of money.

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

3. What happened that made Robin Langston realize a crisis had begun in the country?
(a) He had to miss days of school.
(b) His friend's father killed himself.
(c) His lights were turned off.
(d) His family stopped eating meat.

4. Where did Harburg work before the Depression?
(a) Financial sector.
(b) Newpapers.
(c) Military services.
(d) University administration.

5. In what country did William Patterson study economics for a time?
(a) The USSR.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Buddy Blankenship in Sixteen Ton, what did coal companies often pay instead of money?

2. According to Doc Graham, what was the public's attitude toward figures like Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger in the 1930's?

3. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?

4. What job does Paulson eventually get after educating himself?

5. What did Blackie Gold do in the CCC during the Depression?

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