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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. According to Doc Graham, what was the only good thing Roosevelt did?
(a) Pass the WPO.
(b) Repeal Prohibition.
(c) Get Hoover out of office.
(d) Die.

2. What did Terkel's parents do for a living before the Depression?
(a) They worked for a newspaper.
(b) They worked a farm.
(c) They were actuaries.
(d) They ran a hotel.

3. What metaphor does Arthur Robinson use to describe Wall Street in the 1920's?
(a) A private club.
(b) A Roman orgy.
(c) A rigged casino.
(d) A candy store.

4. According to a quotation in the Introduction, what was the typical response to receiving a pink slip during the beginning of the Depression?
(a) Shame.
(b) Bemusement.
(c) Numbness.
(d) Pride.

5. What did Jane Yoder consider a luxury during the Depression?
(a) A trip to the movies.
(b) A new sweater.
(c) A hot meal.
(d) A bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Dr. David J. Rossman think modern Americans rely too heavily?

2. How did Jim Sheridan travel to the Bonus March?

3. Why did Martin DeVries hate Roosevelt?

4. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?

5. How did Frank Czerwonka's mother make money during the Depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the "southern belle" Diane Morgan become socially conscious in the 1930's?

2. How did hobos get by during the Depression?

3. How did Yip Harburg find his way to making music?

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

5. Who is Bob La Follette?

6. How did the jazz community take care of its own in the Depression?

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

8. How did Mrs. Winston Roberts of Chicago survive the Depression?

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

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

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