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

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

3. Why is the girl tied by a rope to the old man's wrists?
(a) Because girls and women were often kidnapped.
(b) Because the girl would dance when the rope was pulled.
(c) Because the girl was insane.
(d) Because the old man was bline.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Father notice as the expedition sails out of the harbor?

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

3. What does Doctorow suggest Sigmund Freud's revenge on America was?

4. What does Evelyn hope for in her husband's trial?

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

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