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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inversion of racial relationships happened regarding Robin Langston's father during the Depression?
(a) He was invited to move into a whites-only neighborhood.
(b) He began hiring white workers.
(c) He was allowed to join the pipe-fitters' union.
(d) White neighbors hocked their radios to him.

2. In the 1930's what did Virginia Durr push to abolish?
(a) The Wagner Act.
(b) Abolition.
(c) The poll tax.
(d) Interrment camps.

3. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?
(a) We would rebound faster.
(b) The Soviets would take over.
(c) All Republicans would be voted out.
(d) There would be widespread violence.

4. Why would hobos put marks on people's houses with chalk?
(a) To track the places they have been.
(b) To tell other hobos if the people are good.
(c) To say hello to loved ones.
(d) To protest the banks' foreclosing on them.

5. What marked Long's second-in-command Gerald Smith regarding his speeches?
(a) His vulgarity.
(b) His anti-Semitism.
(c) His lack of clarity.
(d) His stutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wilbur Kane remember most vividly about Franklin Roosevelt?

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

3. How is Reed's father trying to affect his trip destination decision after graduation?

4. What does Wilbur Kane still dislike about Roosevelt?

5. What was Roosevelt trying to prevent with the Bank Holiday?

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