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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Went to the Animal's Fair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mother McCree say she lost her husband?
(a) In the subway.
(b) On the General Slocum.
(c) In France.
(d) At the St. Louis World's Fair.

2. What are the women who followed the armies in the French Revolution called (a reference to Ellen's feelings for Stan)?
(a) Les Meres de La Revolution.
(b) Les Femmes de Guerre.
(c) Cantonnieres.
(d) Les Oiseaux de Nuit.

3. Who is apparently staying at the Waldorf as evidenced by the flag outside the building?
(a) The Kaiser of Germany.
(b) The Siamese ambassador.
(c) The Canadian prime minister.
(d) The Queen of England.

4. What turns Bill Ingersoll from an atheist to a Methodist?
(a) Taking absinthe.
(b) A flash of lightning.
(c) Seeing a ghost.
(d) Getting hit by a train.

5. What is Gus McNeil's wife's name?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Nellie.
(d) Sioban.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jimmy call his mother?

2. Where has George been waiting for Ellen for 45 minutes?

3. What does Jimmy tell Stan that his cousin James Merivale is?

4. What does Stan say he was born as?

5. What is Jimmy's cousin's name?

(see the answer key)

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