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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Evelyn call the old man Tateh?
(a) Because his clothes looked tattered.
(b) Because he would not tell her his real name.
(c) Because she met him on Tateh Street.
(d) Because he cannot pronounce his Hebrew name.

2. What was a main reason for men losing their jobs about the turn of the century?
(a) Companies going bankrupt.
(b) Catching tuberculosis.
(c) Attempting to form unions.
(d) New immagrants working for less money.

3. Who was in the opposite cell of The Tombs as the great escape artist worked his feat?
(a) Harry K. Shaw.
(b) Al Jolson.
(c) Theodore Dreiser.
(d) Carl Jung.

4. What happens when the Young Man hides in Goldman's closet?
(a) He sees Evelyn naked and loses control.
(b) He covers his eyes when Godlman gives Evelyn a massage.
(c) He faints when he sees Evelyn in the nude.
(d) He gets caught when Goldman hangs up her coat.

5. What kind of car is Evelyn being chauffeured in as she goes around in New York?
(a) A Ford Model A.
(b) A black Detroit Electric.
(c) A Packard Limousine.
(d) A REO.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father think about when he sees the new immigrants?

2. With whom is Father planning to travel to the North Pole?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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