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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue to Two: A Time to Reap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what newspaper were the photographs published of people enjoying the beach in One: The Beach?
(a) Chicago Examiner.
(b) Chicago Eagle.
(c) Chicago Tribune.
(d) Chicago Sun-Times.

2. In what month did a race riot begin in 1919?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) August.

3. How were the black bathers chased away?
(a) Police escorting them away.
(b) Men throwing rocks.
(c) A mob dragging them away.
(d) Men, women, and children throwing rocks.

4. Which of the boys was the first to get hit by rock in One: "The Beach"?
(a) Charles.
(b) Paul.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Eugene.

5. How many playgrounds were in Chicago in 1919?
(a) 63.
(b) 71.
(c) 92.
(d) 82.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could be smelled in John's family home?

2. Who was the policeman working the 29th Street beach when John and his friends had rocks thrown at them?

3. At the beginning of Part One, who wrote the lines of the poem quoted?

4. How many beaches were on the lake near Chicago in 1919?

5. What were the dimensions of the raft that John and his friends built?

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