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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In God Bless' the Child, Slim Collier discusses what effect created by job loss in America?
(a) Economic.
(b) Moral.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Political.

2. Why did Ray Wax flee his parents home?
(a) He eloped with a girl.
(b) They kicked him out for his Communist beliefs.
(c) He wanted to move to New York City.
(d) They were stealing his money.

3. According to Emma Teiller, why did armed men enter a relief house in her neighborhood?
(a) To keep Japanese Americans out of it.
(b) To keep an eye out for union organizers.
(c) To ensure that blacks were being fairly served.
(d) To stop mobs threatening to burn it down.

4. What demagogic figure of the 1930's did Dawn McCullough despise?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Huey Long.
(c) Bob La Follette.
(d) Father Coughlin.

5. What about modern America mystifies Diana Morgan?
(a) The election of Richard Nixon.
(b) Those who ignore poverty.
(c) The widespread use of drugs.
(d) America's involvement with Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?

2. What does Alf Landon say he disliked about Roosevelt's New Deal?

3. What inversion of racial relationships happened regarding Robin Langston's father during the Depression?

4. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?

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

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