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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Bonnie Laboring Boy, Three Strikes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dr. Lewis Andreas help strikers in Chicago in 1937?
(a) He provided free healthcare to them.
(b) He wrote op-eds for them.
(c) He contributed thousands to their employment fund.
(d) He lobbied senators and congressmen on their behalf.

2. In Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, where do Lily, Rob and Buck hear about the Depression?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Television.
(c) Their grandparents.
(d) Their school.

3. In Hard Travelin', Peggy Terry says that America teaches people that poverty is what?
(a) A sin.
(b) A mark of holiness.
(c) A personal failing.
(d) A birthright.

4. Why was the Michigan governor Frank Murphy branded weak-willed regarding the sit-in strike?
(a) He refused to comment on the strike.
(b) He came out in support of the union.
(c) He disappeared from public after condemning the strike.
(d) He did not send in troops.

5. Where did some vets stay in Washington, DC during the Bonus March besides the Hoovervilles?
(a) They set up tents in the National Mall.
(b) The slept in front of the White House.
(c) They occupied federal buildings.
(d) They slept in train stations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What young officer assisted MacArthur in dispersing the Bonus Marchers?

2. What unorthodox job did Phyllis Mortimer take when her family fell short of money in the 1930's?

3. Which famous American film critic is interviewed in Hard Travelin'?

4. Who was the one black student in Terkel's college class?

5. What did Arthur Robinson do before entering the financial markets?

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