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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 of his and Everlyn's celebrity.
(b) Because he is a close friend of the mayor.
(c) Because he is the governor of New York.
(d) Because his father bribes the jailers.

2. What was the physical condition of the rich prior to William Howard Taft becoming President?
(a) Wafer thin.
(b) Healthy and muscular.
(c) Sickly and pale.
(d) Generally obese.

3. What happened often when Freud was around Jung?
(a) He listened intently.
(b) He had fainting fits.
(c) He wanted to throw up.
(d) He laughed uproarously.

4. At the trial, how does Evelyn depict herself at age fifteen?
(a) Sitting in a velvet swing as a wealthy industrialist ogled her calves.
(b) As a waitress who wanted to be an actress.
(c) As a simple minded girl who would do anyrthing for any man.
(d) As a spoiled rich girl who destroyed men.

5. In the late 1800s, what seemed to happen in one hundreds?
(a) Roads built; farms shut down; factories opened.
(b) Negores lynched; miners burned alive; children mutilated.
(c) Songs written; immigrant boats arrived; fires broke out.
(d) Elections held; charity balls held; new newspapers started.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Is Perry able to locate the exact spot of the North Pole?

4. Seeing the man who has been following her, what does Evelyn think?

5. Who took up the dare to escape from The Tombs?

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