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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 25 and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Houdini meet at a private function thrown by Mr. Stuyvesant Fish?
(a) Al Jolson.
(b) Tavinia Warren Thumb.
(c) Theodore Dreiser.
(d) P. T. Barnum.

3. What physical abnormality does Pierpont Morgan have?
(a) A large, disfigured red nose.
(b) Crossed eyes.
(c) Ears that stick straight out.
(d) A profound limp.

4. What finally really captures Morgan's attention in the world?
(a) Egyptology.
(b) The Holy Lands.
(c) Renaissance art and music.
(d) The philosopher's stone.

5. Seeing the man who has been following her, what does Evelyn think?
(a) That he is a deranged man stalking her.
(b) That he's a detective hired by her mother-in-law to follow her.
(c) That he's a policeman assigned to protect her.
(d) That he is a fan who wants her autograph.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Morgan bring back from Europe every year?

3. What type of labor was favored in the factories then?

4. Who shows up driving a new Model-T in front of The Boy's house?

5. What does Doctorow suggest Sigmund Freud's revenge on America was?

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