2. What does Father find on Mother's bedside table?
(a) A love note from the grocer.
(b) A shocking Victorian novel.
(c) A bottle of brandy.
(d) A pamphlet written by Emma Goldman.

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

4. What was the physical condition of the rich prior to William Howard Taft becoming President?
(a) Healthy and muscular.
(b) Wafer thin.
(c) Sickly and pale.
(d) Generally obese.

5. What does Evelyn receive in her divorce settlement?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) One dollar.
(c) Nothing because of her affair with Younger Brother.
(d) $25,000.

6. What does Doctorow suggest Sigmund Freud's revenge on America was?
(a) Turning Carl Jung loose on America.
(b) Sending his European students to America.
(c) Destroying sex in America forever.
(d) Having so many psychiatrists in America.

7. Is Perry able to locate the exact spot of the North Pole?
(a) Yes, because of the red and white pole standing there.
(b) No, but there is no doubt he was there.
(c) Yes, because the house of Santa Claus is there.
(d) No, because the compass does not function there.

8. What has Mother accomplished during Father's absence?
(a) She has taken on executive responsibility for the business.
(b) She has opened a music school in the parlor.
(c) She has become a social worker.
(d) She has cut her hair and started wearing the latest fashions.

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

10. Why does Evelyn call the old man Tateh?
(a) Because he would not tell her his real name.
(b) Because he cannot pronounce his Hebrew name.
(c) Because she met him on Tateh Street.
(d) Because his clothes looked tattered.

11. What is a theme established in the first two chapters?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Immigartion.
(d) Isolationism.

12. What does the author show between the characters of Evelyn and Tateh?
(a) The vast cultural difference between classes at that time.
(b) That women have a harder time than men.
(c) That everyone has a great opportunity in New York.
(d) That men have more talent than women.

13. What is Little Boy wishing for?
(a) A new bicycle.
(b) A new car for his family.
(c) To go with Father to the North Pole.
(d) An exciting life like Harry Houdini's.

14. Why is the girl tied by a rope to the old man's wrists?
(a) Because the girl was insane.
(b) Because the girl would dance when the rope was pulled.
(c) Because girls and women were often kidnapped.
(d) Because the old man was bline.

15. Where do Tateh and The Girl go to warm up after spending the night in the train station?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A Philadelphia Department Store.
(c) A small cafe.
(d) A movie theater.