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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in the opposite cell of The Tombs as the great escape artist worked his feat?
(a) Harry K. Shaw.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) Al Jolson.
(d) Theodore Dreiser.

2. What began to be heard in the ghettos?
(a) The calls of ice venders.
(b) The people speaking English.
(c) The rattle of streetcars.
(d) The sounds of piano lessons.

3. What does Mameh finally do to make extra money?
(a) Work as a roommaid in a hotel.
(b) Shoplift from small stores.
(c) Dance in a burlesque house.
(d) Submit to the advances of her employer.

4. What does Father manufacture?
(a) Mason jars and Coke bottles.
(b) Pianos and harps.
(c) Nuts and bolts.
(d) Flags, patriotic bunting and fireworks.

5. Where does the story of RAGTIME begin?
(a) Albany, New York.
(b) Brooklyn, New York.
(c) New Rochelle, New York.
(d) Manhattan, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harry K. Shaw receive special privileges in jail?

2. Where does Evelyn go when she doesn't find Tateh and the girl one day?

3. Who is on the mind of Mother's Younger Brother?

4. What do most of the 1mmigrants find as they settle in New York?

5. In the late 1800s, what seemed to happen in one hundreds?

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