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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Father's great guilt?
(a) That he had slept with an Esquimo woman.
(b) That he had not thought of his family while he was gone.
(c) That he had lost his interest in business.
(d) That he had killed an auk.

3. Why does Father not go to the Pole with Perry?
(a) Father decides the whole thing is silly.
(b) Father prefers to remain with the Esquimos.
(c) Perry and Father do not get along well.
(d) Parts of Father's body keep on freezing each day.

4. From where does the North Pole expedition set off?
(a) New York Harbor.
(b) Lake Erie.
(c) Boston Harbor.
(d) Bangor, Maine.

5. What does Mother find buried in her garden?
(a) A newborn baby.
(b) A litter of kittens.
(c) Younger Brother's love letters.
(d) A treasure chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it possible for them to travel cheaply?

2. On board the Roosevelt, how does Admiral Perry live?

3. How has The Boy changed?

4. What is the newspaperman, Jacob Riis, writing about at this time?

5. What does Mameh finally do to make extra money?

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