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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Ten: "The Northern Fever," how much did Mr. Henderson earn monthly working for the railroad?
(a) $150.
(b) $75.
(c) $125.
(d) $100.

2. When did a Mrs. Hunter tell her son to move North for better wages in Ten: "Northern Fever"?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1915.

3. What was the name of the union newspaper in 1919?
(a) Solidarity Press.
(b) Labor and Workers.
(c) Solidarity and Freedom.
(d) New Majority.

4. In Ten: "Northern Fever," where did Robert Horton have his barbershop?
(a) Movile.
(b) Hattiesburg.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Meridian.

5. How many flyers were handed out on the street encouraging union membership in Fifteen: "Tensions Rising"?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 110,000.

6. Who did President Wilson appoint to arbitrate any disputes between packers and the union?
(a) Judge David Michaels.
(b) Judge Samuel Alschuler.
(c) Judge Thomas Brighton.
(d) Judge William Poluski.

7. In Ten: "Northern Fever," how much time were Southern black children allowed to attend school?
(a) 3 months.
(b) A few months.
(c) A couple months.
(d) 4 months.

8. In 1916, how much profit did Louis Swift clear?
(a) $9 million.
(b) $20 million.
(c) $11 million.
(d) $13 million.

9. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," how much of the Yard's workforce was made up of black laborers?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/2.

10. In Fifteen: "Tensions Rising," when was the union ready to sign "up the masses" (123)?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) November.

11. In the summer of 1919, how active members did Black Local 651 have?
(a) 4,500.
(b) 5,600.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 3,300.

12. When did immigrants and blacks leave their Chicago homes to fight in the Great War?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1918.

13. What was the name of the football, track, and baseball star who traveled from Minneapolis to sign up with the Eight Infantry Regiment?
(a) Sam Ransom.
(b) Robert Wiley.
(c) Bob Wilson.
(d) Dan McDaniels.

14. In April of 1919, how many bombs exploded?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ten: "Northern Fever," what should Mrs. Hunter have gotten for her house?

2. What was the circulation of the Chicago Defender in 1919?

3. What was Richard E. Parker's occupation?

4. In Ten: "Northern Fever," where did the police confiscate the Defender?

5. How much did a girl who was making $2 a week in Meridian say that she was making a day in Chicago in Ten: "Northern Fever"?

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