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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Father not go to the Pole with Perry?
(a) Perry and Father do not get along well.
(b) Father decides the whole thing is silly.
(c) Father prefers to remain with the Esquimos.
(d) Parts of Father's body keep on freezing each day.

2. What famous person is in the auto accident in front of Father's house?
(a) Evelyn Nesbit.
(b) J. P. Morgan.
(c) Will Bill Cody.
(d) Harry Houdini.

3. Where does Evelyn go when she doesn't find Tateh and the girl one day?
(a) To a detective to look for them.
(b) Back to her house to cry.
(c) To the police to file a missing person's report.
(d) To their 2-room flat over a public bath.

4. With whom is Father planning to travel to the North Pole?
(a) Admiral Robert Peary.
(b) Charles Lindburg.
(c) Ronald Amundsen.
(d) David Livingstone.

5. Who will be speaking at the meeting Evelyn goes to with Tateh and the girl?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) Clara Barton.
(c) Harry Houdini.
(d) Emma Goldman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father present to commander Perry before he heads out to the North Pole?

2. which immigrants are sent back home?

3. What does Doctorow suggest Sigmund Freud's revenge on America was?

4. What is the newspaperman, Jacob Riis, writing about at this time?

5. What does Evelyn hope for in her husband's trial?

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