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

2. What happened often when Freud was around Jung?
(a) He wanted to throw up.
(b) He had fainting fits.
(c) He listened intently.
(d) He laughed uproarously.

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

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

5. Who did Houdini meet at a private function thrown by Mr. Stuyvesant Fish?
(a) Theodore Dreiser.
(b) P. T. Barnum.
(c) Al Jolson.
(d) Tavinia Warren Thumb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a main reason for men losing their jobs about the turn of the century?

2. What causes the Little Girl to stop working?

3. What began to be heard in the ghettos?

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

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

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