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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jim Sheridan travel to the Bonus March?
(a) He joined a caravan of jalopies.
(b) He hitched rides.
(c) He walked the whole way.
(d) He rode a boxcar.

2. What food can Dorothe Bernstein not stand because of her days in an orphanage?
(a) Beets.
(b) Brussel sprouts.
(c) Pig's feet.
(d) Sardines.

3. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?
(a) Vincent Canby.
(b) Roger Ebert.
(c) Gene Siskel.
(d) Pauline Kael.

4. What did Bob Leary's father do during much of the Depression to avoid going crazy?
(a) Have an affair.
(b) Fish at a nearby lake.
(c) Redo the upholstery of a car.
(d) Paint a house.

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

6. What did an industrialist ask Gordon Baxter to destroy for him?
(a) Dossiers on his workers.
(b) Anti-union pamphlets.
(c) A union card.
(d) A cudgel used to kill a union leader.

7. What job does Paulson eventually get after educating himself?
(a) Union organizer.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Railway worker.
(d) Primary school teacher.

8. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?
(a) Their grandparents.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their school.
(d) Television.

9. What recollection does Diana Morgan have that draws tears from her?
(a) Her father's death.
(b) Losing her house.
(c) Having to stand on line for a job.
(d) Interviewing her former maid for relief.

10. Which of the following is not an implement that interviewers in The March say was used to disperse marchers?
(a) Water cannon.
(b) Tear gas.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Guns.

11. At the end of High Life, what does Judy blame for the Depression?
(a) Militarism.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Sin.
(d) Apathy.

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

13. What entertainment did Sally Rand invent?
(a) The penny arcade.
(b) The Charleston.
(c) The fan dance.
(d) The knock-knock joke.

14. Which of the following is not a periodical mentioned by Terkel in the Introduction?
(a) The New Republic.
(b) Literary Digest.
(c) Life.
(d) Judge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sit in of Three Strikes take place?

2. What did the Wagner Act outlaw?

3. What did Arthur Robinson do before entering the financial markets?

4. What was Bob La Follette's signature issue in the 1928 election?

5. According to a quotation in the Introduction, what was the typical response to receiving a pink slip during the beginning of the Depression?

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