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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the sit in of Three Strikes take place?
(a) A Ford auto plant.
(b) A cigarette manufactuing plant.
(c) A Rockefeller steel mill.
(d) A locally owned cloth factory.

2. According to Marshall and Steve , the young intellectuals of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, what became ingrained in American society as a result of the Depression?
(a) Racism.
(b) Consumerism.
(c) Fear.
(d) Isolationism.

3. What did Arthur Robinson do before entering the financial markets?
(a) He was a school teacher.
(b) He was a war correspondent.
(c) He was an actor.
(d) He was a tobacco picker.

4. What strange job does Terkel get right after college?
(a) Advertising copy editor.
(b) Radio performer.
(c) Dustbin salesman.
(d) Circus booker.

5. What does Jimmy Partland say is the importance of a job?
(a) To make one feel useful.
(b) To keep people out of trouble.
(c) To promote innovation.
(d) To stimulate growth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occupational community of which Jimmy Partland was a part, that lent back and forth regularly?

2. At the end of High Life, what does Judy blame for the Depression?

3. According to Doc Graham, what was the public's attitude toward figures like Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger in the 1930's?

4. In her interview, what does Diana Morgan say never interested her?

5. Why does Robin Langston think his family was unaffected by the Depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. During the Depression, what did Terkel do instead of becoming a lawyer?

2. How did William Benton make his fortune?

3. What does Phyllis Mortimer do when her family falls on hard times in the 1930's?

4. How did the "southern belle" Diane Morgan become socially conscious in the 1930's?

5. Who is Bob La Follette?

6. How did a small community develop around the Ford plant strike in Detroit?

7. What does Peggy Terry have to say about race and the Depression?

8. How did Yip Harburg find his way to making music?

9. What does Slim Collier's discussion of her father say about the effect unemployment has on men?

10. How did the Bonus March end?

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