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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a theme established in the first two chapters?
(a) Immigartion.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Isolationism.
(d) Patriotism.

2. In the late 1800s, what seemed to happen in one hundreds?
(a) Roads built; farms shut down; factories opened.
(b) Negores lynched; miners burned alive; children mutilated.
(c) Elections held; charity balls held; new newspapers started.
(d) Songs written; immigrant boats arrived; fires broke out.

3. What was Freud's judgment about America?
(a) He said it was a poor copy of Europe.
(b) He said it was a gigantic mistake.
(c) He said it was ahead of its time.
(d) He said it had left eruope behind.

4. What does Father manufacture?
(a) Flags, patriotic bunting and fireworks.
(b) Nuts and bolts.
(c) Mason jars and Coke bottles.
(d) Pianos and harps.

5. What is Little Boy wishing for?
(a) An exciting life like Harry Houdini's.
(b) A new bicycle.
(c) To go with Father to the North Pole.
(d) A new car for his family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the arrival of the immigrants symbolize?

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

4. What does Doctorow suggest Sigmund Freud's revenge on America was?

5. What famous person is in the auto accident in front of Father's house?

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