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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. Why does Harry K. Shaw receive special privileges in jail?
(a) Because of his and Everlyn's celebrity.
(b) Because his father bribes the jailers.
(c) Because he is the governor of New York.
(d) Because he is a close friend of the mayor.

2. What does Riis call his colored map of Manhattan?
(a) A guide to the theaters.
(b) A crazy quilt of races.
(c) A colored chart of districts.
(d) Better than a train schedule.

3. What do they do the day before the expedition heads out for the North Pole?
(a) Climb the bird cliffs to catch birds and collect eggs.
(b) Tear down the igloos they had built on deck.
(c) Choose Esquimo women to drive their dog sleds.
(d) Spend a day in prayer and fasting.

4. At the jail called The Tombs, what do the guards invent?
(a) A jail cell that cannot be opened without a key and a combination.
(b) New handcuffs that cannot be opened without a key.
(c) An escape-proof solitary confinement cell.
(d) A new type of leg irons they claim to be inescapable.

5. What does Father think about when he sees the new immigrants?
(a) That they all buy American flags.
(b) That there are too many immigrants coming into the USA.
(c) That there will be more crime in New York.
(d) That there will be new competition for his business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Little Girl to stop working?

2. Who did Houdini meet at a private function thrown by Mr. Stuyvesant Fish?

3. What does Evelyn hope for in her husband's trial?

4. What does the arrival of the immigrants symbolize?

5. Where do the police find the mother of the baby?

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