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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. What happens when Red Jack Murray hits a high pop up ball?
(a) The umpire gets hit in the head.
(b) Everyone boos the pitcher.
(c) It hits Father in the face.
(d) The Boy catches it.

2. Who shows up driving a new Model-T in front of The Boy's house?
(a) Harry Houdini looking for Father.
(b) Emma Goldman looking for Mother.
(c) A Negro man looking for Sarah.
(d) Evelyn Nesbit looking for Younger Brother.

3. What had Morgan once done for the U.S. government?
(a) Served as Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) Arranged a loan that kept it out of bankruptcy.
(c) Imported gold for the national treasury.
(d) Subsidized the military.

4. What does Father propose to do for Coalhouse?
(a) Find Coalhouse a much better job.
(b) Repair the car and bribe the Fire House to return it.
(c) Pay Coalhouse's employer to increase his salary.
(d) Buy Coalhouse a new car.

5. As the procession crosses into Brooklyn, what is seen settling on the rails of the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) Gulls.
(b) Bluebirds.
(c) Small children.
(d) Sparrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the funeral described?

2. What happens to Sarah as she tries to approach a man she thought was the President?

3. What happens at the Emerald Isle Fire Station?

4. Who is arrested after Coalhouse takes over the museum?

5. What newsworthy event happens at Matteawan State Prison Farm in the spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the police learn about the history of Coalhouse Walker, Jr.?

2. What does Morgan think about making automobiles available to the masses?

3. Why does J. P. Morgan want to meet with Henry Ford?

4. What becomes fashionable because of Morgan's obsession with Egyptology?

5. That spring, what happens at the Matteawan State Prison Farm?

6. Why is Emma Goldman arrested after Coalhouse takes over the museum?

7. What is the beginning of the trouble with Coalhouse Walker?

8. How have the fortunes of Tateh and The girl changed?

9. What brings Younger Brother back to life after his breakup with Evelyn?

10. What is keeping Father busy that summer?

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