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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. Who is on the mind of Mother's Younger Brother?
(a) Evelyn Nesbit.
(b) Nora Desmond.
(c) Greta Garbo.
(d) Clara Bow.

2. What does the author show between the characters of Evelyn and Tateh?
(a) That men have more talent than women.
(b) That everyone has a great opportunity in New York.
(c) The vast cultural difference between classes at that time.
(d) That women have a harder time than men.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of labor was favored in the factories then?

3. What was a popular type of entertainment show in those days?

4. What does Mameh finally do to make extra money?

5. What was Freud's judgment about America?

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