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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did some vets stay in Washington, DC during the Bonus March besides the Hoovervilles?
(a) They set up tents in the National Mall.
(b) They slept in train stations.
(c) They occupied federal buildings.
(d) The slept in front of the White House.

2. 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) Paint a house.
(d) Redo the upholstery of a car.

3. According to Terkel in the Introduction, what voice dominated the radio alongside Roosevelt's during the Depression?
(a) Huey Long.
(b) Father Coughlin.
(c) Alf Landon.
(d) Doctor Townsend.

4. Why does Robin Langston think his family was unaffected by the Depression?
(a) They never bought on credit.
(b) Black communities were not affected by the Depression.
(c) They never had money to begin with.
(d) Theirs was the most popular restaurant in town.

5. In what scant costume did Sally Rand enter the Beaux Arts ball?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Messalina.
(c) Lady Godiva.
(d) Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an implement that interviewers in The March say was used to disperse marchers?

2. In Man and Boy, what does Clifford Burke credit with black men's survival in the Depression?

3. Why did Martin DeVries hate Roosevelt?

4. According to Terkel, what increased among patrons of his parent's business after the Crash?

5. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Bonus March end?

2. How did the effects of the Crash become apparent in Terkel's parents' business?

3. What does Phyllis Mortimer do when her family falls on hard times in the 1930's?

4. During the Depression, what did Terkel do instead of becoming a lawyer?

5. How did William Benton make his fortune?

6. How did blues and alcohol play a defining role in Terkel's college years?

7. How did Blackie Gold end up maintaining national forests in the 1930's?

8. What did Arthur Robinson experience after the Wall Street Crash of 1929?

9. What is Doc Graham's attitude toward Franklin Roosevelt?

10. How does Terkel explain his purposes in writing Hard Times?

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