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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. Where are the immigrants ushered as they enter New York Harbor?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Manhattan Island.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Ellis Island.

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

3. What do Mameh, Tateh, and the Little Girl do to make a living?
(a) Take in boarders.
(b) Sell on the streets and sew patches by hand.
(c) Sing and dance on the streets.
(d) Make deliveries on bicycles.

4. At the jail called The Tombs, what do the guards invent?
(a) An escape-proof solitary confinement cell.
(b) A new type of leg irons they claim to be inescapable.
(c) New handcuffs that cannot be opened without a key.
(d) A jail cell that cannot be opened without a key and a combination.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the late 1800s, what seemed to happen in one hundreds?

4. What does Father notice as the expedition sails out of the harbor?

5. To where does Younger Brother ride the streetcar?

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