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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the train headed?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Cincinati.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Boston.

2. As the strike wears on, what is being done for the children?
(a) They are sent to private schools.
(b) They are given extra rations in the soup kitchens.
(c) They are being boarded by wealthy families in other cities.
(d) They are enlisted to march in the picket lines.

3. What does Coalhouse Walker, Jr., do to identify himself.
(a) He spreads a rumor that he is the one the police are looking for.
(b) He writes letter to the mayor saying that Father's fireworks factory will be next.
(c) He writes messaged on walls all over town that he wants to kill the Fire Chief.
(d) He leaves letters at newspapers that he wants the Fire Chief turned over to him and his car returned in new condition.

4. How does Tateh entertain The Girl at home?
(a) He tells her stories of the old country.
(b) He teaches her how to dance.
(c) He teaches her old Yiddish songs.
(d) He makes silhouette thumb books for her to look at.

5. What kind of car is Evelyn being chauffeured in as she goes around in New York?
(a) A Ford Model A.
(b) A black Detroit Electric.
(c) A Packard Limousine.
(d) A REO.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens one night that shakes the theater where Houdini had just performed?

2. Why is the girl tied by a rope to the old man's wrists?

3. Where does Harry K. Thaw go after his escape?

4. Why does The Girl like the strike?

5. What is Father worried about after the murders?

(see the answer key)

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