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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 donations is Agassiz able to attain for the school?
(a) Scholarships
(b) Biology textbooks
(c) Horse skeletons
(d) Geology field trips

2. "The Builders" is the story of the building of _________________.
(a) The Golden Gate Bridge
(b) The Eiffel Tower
(c) Mount Rushmore
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge

3. With whom does Mores think Roosevelt sides?
(a) Railroad men
(b) Democrats
(c) Chicago beef trust
(d) Republicans

4. What initials are on many of the bridge drawings?
(a) EAR
(b) WAR
(c) FAR
(d) JAR

5. To which Ohio city does Harriet's family move?
(a) Dayton
(b) Columbus
(c) Cincinnati
(d) Portsmouth

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the found treasures?

2. What makes it hard to retain workers for the railroad?

3. How many drawings are sent to be cleaned?

4. What does Theodore Roosevelt find even more interesting about Remington than his paintings?

5. Which U.S. president did Humboldt visit in 1804?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the major impediments to building the Panama Railroad?

2. What is the focus of "Glory Days in Medora?

3. What is the injury that changes Washington Roebling's life and his work on the bridge?

4. Cite some of the reasons that Uncle Tom's Cabin had such an impact on readers.

5. What is the nature of Harriet Beecher's childhood?

6. For what is the town of Medora most known today?

7. What role does Emily Washington play in the building of the bridge?

8. What is the purpose of Brave Companions?

9. Why is the Panama Railroad called "the first steam road to El Dorado?"

10. What was the career path of naturalist Louis Agassiz that leads him from Switzerland to America?

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