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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) Grandfather.
(c) A doctor and the police.
(d) Her next door neighbor.

2. Who took up the dare to escape from The Tombs?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) P. T. Barnum.
(c) John Dillinger.
(d) Jesse James.

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

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

5. What does Mother find buried in her garden?
(a) A litter of kittens.
(b) Younger Brother's love letters.
(c) A newborn baby.
(d) A treasure chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car is Evelyn being chauffeured in as she goes around in New York?

2. Where are the immigrants ushered as they enter New York Harbor?

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

4. What was a main reason for men losing their jobs about the turn of the century?

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

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