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

2. Where are the immigrants ushered as they enter New York Harbor?
(a) Ellis Island.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Manhattan Island.

3. What does Father present to commander Perry before he heads out to the North Pole?
(a) A leather bound Bible.
(b) A new American flag made in Father's factory.
(c) A new music roll for his player piano.
(d) A pair of fur lined boots.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens with Tateh and his little girl after they left the Goldman lecture?

2. What was Freud's judgment about America?

3. What does Father think about when he sees the new immigrants?

4. What is worrying Mother back in New Rochelle?

5. How has The Boy changed?

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