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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the lake near Chicago?
(a) Ontario.
(b) Huron.
(c) Superior.
(d) Michigan.

2. In Three: "Freedom," what trade did John Jones learn?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Surveyor.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Farrier.

3. How old was John Harris in 1919 when he went swimming with his friends?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

4. At the beginning of Part One, who wrote the lines of the poem quoted?
(a) Paul Laurence Dunbar.
(b) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Langsten Hughes.

5. When did John Jones and other Chicagoans create a plan of defense against slave catchers?
(a) August 1850.
(b) September 1850.
(c) October 1850.
(d) November 1850.

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

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

8. When did Swift move to Chicago?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1874.

9. In Seven: "Parallel Universes," how many languages did an observer note were used by the various Catholic churches?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

10. In One: "The Beach," what time did John met up with his friends?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

11. When was Ferdinand Barnett born?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1856.

12. When did Michael Donnelly end the strike he called in Eight: "A Stone's Throw"?
(a) September 23, 1904.
(b) October 11, 1904.
(c) October 3, 1904.
(d) September 8, 1904.

13. How old was Eugene Williams when he died?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

14. Where did Gustavius Franklin Swift start his company?
(a) Boston.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Denver.

15. In what direction were John and his friends from the fight on the 29th Street beach?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) Southeast.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last name of John's friends?

2. When did Illinois strike down its Black Laws?

3. How far was the beach from John's home?

4. What hours did Kaztauskis work his first day at the stockyards?

5. In One: "The Beach," how many blacks angered whites whey they went to the 29th Street beach and laid down on the sand?

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