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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did George Pullman establish his company?
(a) 1851.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1862.

2. When did the first organization of the Ku Klux Klan flourish in the American South?
(a) 1880s.
(b) 1860s.
(c) 1820s.
(d) 1790s.

3. When Harper realizes he cannot sell his brother, who does he decide to sell to the slave dealers instead in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Henri's daughter.
(b) Henri's son and wife.
(c) Henri's wife.
(d) Henri's daughter and wife.

4. What train feature was George Pullman credited with originating?
(a) Steam engine.
(b) Dining car.
(c) Coal engine.
(d) Sleeping car.

5. What does the slave owner do with his slaves in the ending of "We Organized"?
(a) Sells them.
(b) Makes them work harder.
(c) Frees them.
(d) Beats them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages, which led to the Pullman Strike?

2. The slaves in "We Organized" take an item off what piece of the plantation owner's clothing?

3. What sound does Lester hear after leaving his friends to head home in "The 11:59"?

4. From what job position did Lester retire in "The 11:59"?

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

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