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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 is Matthew Henson's special knowledge that make him invaluable to Perry?
(a) He is good at repairing dog sleds.
(b) He is an expert chef.
(c) He can perform surgery.
(d) He has an uncanny sense of direction.

2. What famous person is in the auto accident in front of Father's house?
(a) Will Bill Cody.
(b) Harry Houdini.
(c) Evelyn Nesbit.
(d) J. P. Morgan.

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

4. What does Doctorow suggest Sigmund Freud's revenge on America was?
(a) Destroying sex in America forever.
(b) Sending his European students to America.
(c) Turning Carl Jung loose on America.
(d) Having so many psychiatrists in America.

5. On board the Roosevelt, how does Admiral Perry live?
(a) He shares a cabin with Father and Matthew Henson.
(b) He lives as ruggedly as the Esquimos.
(c) He takes an Esquimo woman for a bed warmer.
(d) He is the most comfortable with a player piano in his cabin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Freud visited New York and saw the early motion pictures, what was his thought?

3. What causes the Little Girl to stop working?

4. What is Evelyn Nesbit doing before her husband's trial?

5. What was Freud's judgment about America?

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