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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 causes the Little Girl to stop working?
(a) She is forced to go to school.
(b) She falls and breaks her hand.
(c) She is kidnapped by pimps.
(d) She gets tuberculosis.

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

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

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

5. What does Father think about when he sees the new immigrants?
(a) That there are too many immigrants coming into the USA.
(b) That they all buy American flags.
(c) That there will be more crime in New York.
(d) That there will be new competition for his business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the immigrants ushered as they enter New York Harbor?

2. Who took up the dare to escape from The Tombs?

3. What is Little Boy wishing for?

4. What does the author show between the characters of Evelyn and Tateh?

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

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