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

2. What do they do the day before the expedition heads out for the North Pole?
(a) Climb the bird cliffs to catch birds and collect eggs.
(b) Choose Esquimo women to drive their dog sleds.
(c) Tear down the igloos they had built on deck.
(d) Spend a day in prayer and fasting.

3. What does the arrival of the immigrants symbolize?
(a) That the world economy is failing.
(b) That the weather will turn bad.
(c) That a famine is headed for America.
(d) That there are changes coming for the country.

4. 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.

5. What does Father manufacture?
(a) Pianos and harps.
(b) Nuts and bolts.
(c) Mason jars and Coke bottles.
(d) Flags, patriotic bunting and fireworks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mother find buried in her garden?

3. What does The Boy see on the ice?

4. What change is obvious in Younger Brother?

5. What does Mother insist on doing with the baby and its mother?

(see the answer key)

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