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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 does Mother call after she and the maid clean up the baby?
(a) The Welfare Department.
(b) A doctor and the police.
(c) Her next door neighbor.
(d) Grandfather.

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

3. To where does Younger Brother ride the streetcar?
(a) To Woolworth's.
(b) To the Rialto Theater.
(c) To the community college.
(d) To the end of the line.

4. What type of labor was favored in the factories then?
(a) Irish labor.
(b) Female labor.
(c) Black labor.
(d) Child labor.

5. What do the Hebrew letters on storefronts look like to Evelyn?
(a) Bones.
(b) Graffiti.
(c) Scratches.
(d) Tally marks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was in the opposite cell of The Tombs as the great escape artist worked his feat?

3. What does Perry do after the flag is set up?

4. What is a theme established in the first two chapters?

5. What does Father present to commander Perry before he heads out to the North Pole?

(see the answer key)

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