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

2. To where does Younger Brother ride the streetcar?
(a) To Woolworth's.
(b) To the Rialto Theater.
(c) To the community college.
(d) To the end of the line.

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

4. Why are Tateh and the girl at home that day?
(a) The girl is sick.
(b) They are hiding from Evelyn.
(c) Evelyn's husband has put out a contract on Tateh.
(d) Tateh is out of supplies and has no money to buy more.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Evelyn go when she doesn't find Tateh and the girl one day?

2. What is a theme established in the first two chapters?

3. Why does Harry K. Shaw receive special privileges in jail?

4. Who was in the opposite cell of The Tombs as the great escape artist worked his feat?

5. When Freud visited New York and saw the early motion pictures, what was his thought?

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