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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 18, 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What innovation of Henry Ford's was about to revolutionize American manufacturing?
(a) Spray painting by machine.
(b) The invention of the diesel truck.
(c) Better conditions for the factory workers.
(d) The assembly line production of automobiles.

3. What does Houdini do in Germany?
(a) Hang from a flying plane by his teeth.
(b) Learn to play the violin.
(c) Learn to pilot a Voisin.
(d) Walk on the wings of a flying plane.

4. The winter The Boy was skating on the pond, where were Tateh and The Girl?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) Bangor, Maine.
(c) New Haven, Connecticutt.
(d) Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Tateh as he observes The Girl?

2. Who was the royal person who came to see Houdini fly his plane?

3. Who will be speaking at the meeting Evelyn goes to with Tateh and the girl?

4. What happens when Tateh is beaten by the police and the train The Girl is on starts to move?

5. At the trial, how does Evelyn depict herself at age fifteen?

(see the answer key)

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