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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is Miriam born?
(a) 1918
(b) 1928
(c) 1908
(d) 1898

2. Of what does John Roebling die?
(a) Heart disease
(b) Tetanus
(c) Old age
(d) Cancer

3. What does Remington falsely claim to be?
(a) U.S. Cavalry lieutenant
(b) U.S. Congressman
(c) Wagon train leader
(d) Cowpuncher and Indian fighter

4. How is the answer to #77 paralyzed?
(a) From "the bends"
(b) From a train accident
(c) From polio
(d) From a boating accident

5. Who is the only president to retire in Washington?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant
(b) George H. W. Bush
(c) Woodrow Wilson
(d) Abraham Lincoln

Short Answer Questions

1. What major award did Richter win in 1951?

2. Who is Valentine's neighbor who works for the Whitney Museum of Modern Art?

3. To which Ohio city does Harriet's family move?

4. What is the name of Humboldt's book that inspired Charles Darwin and others?

5. Where does Richter do most of his writing?

(see the answer key)

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