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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Hard Travelin'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Hard Travelin', what does Peggy Terry think would happen if another Depression happened today?
(a) The Soviets would take over.
(b) All Republicans would be voted out.
(c) We would rebound faster.
(d) There would be widespread violence.

2. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?
(a) George Patton.
(b) Curtis LeMay.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) John Kennedy.

3. What book does Terkel quote in the introduction to explain his purpose in writing this history?
(a) Grapes of Wrath.
(b) Les Miserables.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Democracy in America.

4. What does Diane personally think about the suffering of the 1930's in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
(a) She has no opinion.
(b) She thinks it is exaggerated by those who experienced it.
(c) She thinks the suffering was focused disproportionately on minorities.
(d) She thinks America reaped what it sowed in the 1920's.

5. How did Frank Czerwonka's mother make money during the Depression?
(a) She was a prostitute.
(b) She refurbished sofas.
(c) She ran a speakeasy.
(d) She made pastries.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a quotation in the Introduction, what was the typical response to receiving a pink slip during the beginning of the Depression?

2. What promise did Upton Sinclair make to his supporters during his run for governor of California?

3. In Hard Travelin', Peggy Terry says that America teaches people that poverty is what?

4. Which of the following is not an implement that interviewers in The March say was used to disperse marchers?

5. What did Terkel seek out en route to his university?

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