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

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

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

4. From where does the North Pole expedition set off?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) Lake Erie.
(c) Boston Harbor.
(d) New York Harbor.

5. Why are Tateh and the girl at home that day?
(a) Tateh is out of supplies and has no money to buy more.
(b) Evelyn's husband has put out a contract on Tateh.
(c) The girl is sick.
(d) They are hiding from Evelyn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom is Father planning to travel to the North Pole?

3. What does Mother insist on doing with the baby and its mother?

4. Where does Evelyn go when she doesn't find Tateh and the girl one day?

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

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