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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man ask Bud when he asks him about finding a job in New York?
(a) If he knows any rich people.
(b) If he has a union card.
(c) If he can lift a hundred pounds.
(d) How old he is.

2. Where is Bud sitting when he reads the newspaper and the other men there are playing chess?
(a) Ellis Island.
(b) Central Park.
(c) The Seaman's Union.
(d) Wall Street.

3. What sort of voice does Madame Rigaud have?
(a) Booming Bordelais.
(b) Soft Seine.
(c) Nice Nice.
(d) Proud Pariesienne.

4. What does the "bum" who was sleeping on the cot next to Bud call money?
(a) Mazuma.
(b) Moolah.
(c) Caish.
(d) Ducats.

5. What game does Maisie ask Jimmy if he knows how to play?
(a) Jacks.
(b) Five Hundred.
(c) Rummy.
(d) Go Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bud born and raised?

2. What does Bud do to his father?

3. What is the name of Jimmy's aunt?

4. What is Congo's favorite subject?

5. What happens that makes Captain McAvoy turn his tug abruptly?

(see the answer key)

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