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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what decade of life was Raymond Berry, Grace Fryer's lawyer, when she first contacted him?
(a) Fifties.
(b) Twenties.
(c) Thirties.
(d) Seventies.

2. By whom was Edna Hussman employed when she was examined by Dr. Frederick Flinn?
(a) Radium Dial.
(b) Luminite.
(c) United States Radium Corporation.
(d) Undark.

3. From what industry was the term "lip-pointing" (56) inherited?
(a) Lace-making.
(b) Embroidery.
(c) China-painting.
(d) Chimney-sweeping.

4. What arrangements did Rufus Reed make for Peg Looney when she collapsed at work at Radium Dial in August of 1929?
(a) He arranged for her to be admitted to the company doctor's hospital.
(b) He arranged for a company doctor to pronounce her as being in perfect health.
(c) He arranged for her to receive a severance package.
(d) He arranged a leave of absence for her recuperation.

5. To what hospital was Ella Cruse admitted when her pimple grew in size and caused her entire face to swell?
(a) Ottawa City Hospital.
(b) General Hospital.
(c) Newark Hospital.
(d) St. Columba Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did October 29, 1929 come to be called?

2. What newspaper was "arguably the most powerful newspaper in America at the time" (195) and helped to spread the word about the dial-painters' plight?

3. Who bought a typewriter with part of her settlement money in hopes of beginning a career as a writer?

4. At what type of establishment did Grace Fryer work after she left her position as a dial-painter?

5. When Lloyd Craver tried to convince Katherine Schaub to take a lump sum in lieu of her medical bills being paid by the United States Radium Corporation for the rest of her life, what false reason did he cite?

(see the answer key)

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