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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 29, 30 and 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Evelyn see that causes her to order the driver to stop the car?
(a) An organ grinder with a monkey.
(b) A lost puppy.
(c) A dirty-faced girl.
(d) A sale on shawls.

2. What finally really captures Morgan's attention in the world?
(a) The Holy Lands.
(b) The philosopher's stone.
(c) Renaissance art and music.
(d) Egyptology.

3. Who is on the mind of Mother's Younger Brother?
(a) Greta Garbo.
(b) Evelyn Nesbit.
(c) Nora Desmond.
(d) Clara Bow.

4. How does Tateh entertain The Girl at home?
(a) He teaches her old Yiddish songs.
(b) He tells her stories of the old country.
(c) He makes silhouette thumb books for her to look at.
(d) He teaches her how to dance.

5. What does Houdini do in Germany?
(a) Learn to pilot a Voisin.
(b) Hang from a flying plane by his teeth.
(c) Learn to play the violin.
(d) Walk on the wings of a flying plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the girl tied by a rope to the old man's wrists?

2. What had Morgan once done for the U.S. government?

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

4. What type of labor was favored in the factories then?

5. Where is Sarah funeral held?

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