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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. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?
(a) Dustbin salesman.
(b) Radio performer.
(c) Advertising copy editor.
(d) Circus booker.

2. What dubious art did Jerome Zerbe develop in the 1930's?
(a) Bootlegging.
(b) Hardcore pornography.
(c) Celebrity photography.
(d) Muzak.

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

4. What unorthodox job did Phyllis Mortimer take when her family fell short of money in the 1930's?
(a) Chorus diver in movies.
(b) Card girl at boxing matches.
(c) Door girl for a speakeasy.
(d) Switchboard operator for an advertising firm.

5. What did Blackie Gold do in the CCC during the Depression?
(a) He maintained national forests.
(b) He assessed people on relief.
(c) He wrote for a national labor journal.
(d) He performed on the radio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Dr. David J. Rossman, what did psychoanalysis not acknowledge regarding patient distress in the 1930's?

3. In his interview, Doc Graham says that in the 1930's he was the country's best what?

4. What does Jimmy Partland say is the importance of a job?

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

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