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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The 11:59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lester lock himself in "The 11:59"?
(a) A train car.
(b) His apartment.
(c) The station house.
(d) The porter house.

2. What position were black employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company not eligible for promotion as it was reserved for whites?
(a) Conductor.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Porter.
(d) Groundskeeper.

3. The third development of the Ku Klux Klan developed just after what?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War I.

4. How is Alvin Tinsley killed in "Justice"?
(a) He is stabbed.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He is given lethal injection.

5. When did Britain outlaw slavery?
(a) 1797.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1807.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what do the slaves pin an item from the plantation owner's clothing in "We Organized"?

2. Who was the father of Ajax in Greek mythology?

3. Where does Lester often go to regale stories of the past in "The 11:59"?

4. What is the name of Henri's wife in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

5. The labor union associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company was the first to be led by what?

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