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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. Is Perry able to locate the exact spot of the North Pole?
(a) Yes, because of the red and white pole standing there.
(b) No, but there is no doubt he was there.
(c) Yes, because the house of Santa Claus is there.
(d) No, because the compass does not function there.

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

3. Where do the police find the mother of the baby?
(a) In the cellar of a house in the next block.
(b) Up in a tree near Mother's house.
(c) In the railway station.
(d) Inside Mother's rain barrel.

4. which immigrants are sent back home?
(a) Those who are criminals.
(b) Thos who cannot read.
(c) Those too old or ill.
(d) Those from Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the newspaperman, Jacob Riis, writing about at this time?

2. Where does the story of RAGTIME begin?

3. Who took up the dare to escape from The Tombs?

4. What is Little Boy wishing for?

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

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