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

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

3. What does Father notice as the expedition sails out of the harbor?
(a) A fireworks display in thier honor.
(b) How the temperature is already dropping.
(c) A rag ship arraving with new immigrants.
(d) The U.S. Navy escort ship.

4. What do most of the 1mmigrants find as they settle in New York?
(a) They have free housing and food.
(b) They find many good paying jobs.
(c) They cannot locate their relatives.
(d) They still have to struggle to survive.

5. What was a popular type of entertainment show in those days?
(a) Classic concerts.
(b) Minstrels in black face.
(c) Color motion pictures.
(d) Sing alongs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will be speaking at the meeting Evelyn goes to with Tateh and the girl?

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

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

4. What causes the Little Girl to stop working?

5. What does the arrival of the immigrants symbolize?

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