1, define an economic depression 2. describe the spending problems of Americans prior to the great depression
3. describe the attitude of stock traders in the early 1920s before the great depression
4. define speculation
5. explain what a stock is
6. describe the "Hoovervilles," what were they, where could you find them?
7. describe the importance of radio during the great depression
8. describe the dust bowl
9. why did FDR win the presidential election of 1932
10. describe FDR's first one hundred days in office

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c.t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees.b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee.c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process.d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.