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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. What does Father present to commander Perry before he heads out to the North Pole?
(a) A pair of fur lined boots.
(b) A new music roll for his player piano.
(c) A leather bound Bible.
(d) A new American flag made in Father's factory.

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

3. What does the arrival of the immigrants symbolize?
(a) That the world economy is failing.
(b) That the weather will turn bad.
(c) That there are changes coming for the country.
(d) That a famine is headed for America.

4. What does Father notice as the expedition sails out of the harbor?
(a) A rag ship arraving with new immigrants.
(b) The U.S. Navy escort ship.
(c) A fireworks display in thier honor.
(d) How the temperature is already dropping.

5. Why does Evelyn call the old man Tateh?
(a) Because she met him on Tateh Street.
(b) Because he cannot pronounce his Hebrew name.
(c) Because he would not tell her his real name.
(d) Because his clothes looked tattered.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is worrying Mother back in New Rochelle?

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

4. What does Evelyn see that causes her to order the driver to stop the car?

5. What do Mameh, Tateh, and the Little Girl do to make a living?

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