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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Matthew Henson's special knowledge that make him invaluable to Perry?
(a) He is an expert chef.
(b) He has an uncanny sense of direction.
(c) He is good at repairing dog sleds.
(d) He can perform surgery.

2. 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) Elections held; charity balls held; new newspapers started.
(d) Songs written; immigrant boats arrived; fires broke out.

3. Who shows up driving a new Model-T in front of The Boy's house?
(a) A Negro man looking for Sarah.
(b) Harry Houdini looking for Father.
(c) Evelyn Nesbit looking for Younger Brother.
(d) Emma Goldman looking for Mother.

4. Where is the train headed?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Cincinati.
(c) Boston.
(d) Omaha.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Father propose to do for Coalhouse?

3. Who arrives in a white town car and shoots a policeman and bombs Municipal Fire Station No. 2?

4. What happens to Coalhouse after he comes out of the museum with his hands raised?

5. Who in the family understands and admires Coalhouse?

(see the answer key)

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