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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pgs. 85-103.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mac meet Fred Hoff?
(a) A lecture by Upton Sinclair.
(b) A speech by Harrison.
(c) A performance by Frank Sinatra.
(d) A film by Rodriguez.

2. What is the 42nd parallel about?
(a) The lives of ordinary Americans living in and trapped by the time period in which they live.
(b) The lives of ordinary Americans who inhabit the meridian line called the 42nd parallel.
(c) The lives of extraordinary Americans living in and trapped by the time period in which they live.
(d) The lives of individuals who were driven from their homes on the meridian line called the 42nd parallel.

3. What is the safest place to play for Mac when he is a child?
(a) Bathroom of his aunt's mansion.
(b) Attic of his dad's house.
(c) Roof of his house.
(d) Backyard of a frame house.

4. What does the Czar give the people of Russia surprisingly?
(a) His crown.
(b) Unlimited access to media.
(c) A constitution.
(d) Free food.

5. What individual is mentioned in pages 85-103 of the News Reel for being shot for his revolutionary activities?
(a) Professor Ferrer.
(b) Maisie Hall.
(c) Fred Hoff.
(d) De Passos.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Thanksgiving, where is Mac?

2. What does Fainy discover about his new employer right away when he enters the tailor shop?

3. What is the opening newsreel clip about?

4. What does the son of the woman who owns a farmhouse sneak into the barn to buy?

5. Where does the train bound for San Francisco take Ike and Fainy?

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