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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Harry K. Shaw receive special privileges in jail?
(a) Because he is a close friend of the mayor.
(b) Because he is the governor of New York.
(c) Because of his and Everlyn's celebrity.
(d) Because his father bribes the jailers.

2. Is Perry able to locate the exact spot of the North Pole?
(a) Yes, because of the red and white pole standing there.
(b) Yes, because the house of Santa Claus is there.
(c) No, because the compass does not function there.
(d) No, but there is no doubt he was there.

3. Who is on the mind of Mother's Younger Brother?
(a) Evelyn Nesbit.
(b) Nora Desmond.
(c) Greta Garbo.
(d) Clara Bow.

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

5. On board the Roosevelt, how does Admiral Perry live?
(a) He is the most comfortable with a player piano in his cabin.
(b) He takes an Esquimo woman for a bed warmer.
(c) He lives as ruggedly as the Esquimos.
(d) He shares a cabin with Father and Matthew Henson.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a second trial, what sentence does Harry K. Shaw receive?

2. At the trial, how does Evelyn depict herself at age fifteen?

3. What does Evelyn see that causes her to order the driver to stop the car?

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

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

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