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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eighteen: Ratcheting up to Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Nineteen: "Point-Counterpoint, when did the mayor order troops to move out into the streets?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 9:30 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

2. What was the last name of John's friends?
(a) Davison.
(b) Andrews.
(c) Williams.
(d) Martin.

3. How much of the police force was stationed in the Black Belt at the end of Eighteen: "Ratcheting Up"?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 4/5.

4. In the Epilogue, how many American city dwellers does the author say live in poverty today?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/8.

5. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how many children did the Hunters take with them when they moved to Chicago?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did immigrants and blacks leave their Chicago homes to fight in the Great War?

2. Where did John's family live in 1919?

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

4. What is the name of the lake near Chicago?

5. How far were the city stockyards from John's home?

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