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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in the opposite cell of The Tombs as the great escape artist worked his feat?
(a) Carl Jung.
(b) Theodore Dreiser.
(c) Harry K. Shaw.
(d) Al Jolson.

2. At the jail called The Tombs, what do the guards invent?
(a) An escape-proof solitary confinement cell.
(b) A new type of leg irons they claim to be inescapable.
(c) New handcuffs that cannot be opened without a key.
(d) A jail cell that cannot be opened without a key and a combination.

3. What does Riis call his colored map of Manhattan?
(a) A guide to the theaters.
(b) Better than a train schedule.
(c) A crazy quilt of races.
(d) A colored chart of districts.

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

5. 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 can perform surgery.
(d) He is good at repairing dog sleds.

6. What happens with Tateh and his little girl after they left the Goldman lecture?
(a) Tateh puts new locks on their door.
(b) They move into another tenement.
(c) They find a ship and return to Europe.
(d) Tateh decides they must leave the city where he had such bad luck.

7. What was a popular type of entertainment show in those days?
(a) Minstrels in black face.
(b) Color motion pictures.
(c) Classic concerts.
(d) Sing alongs.

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

9. Who took up the dare to escape from The Tombs?
(a) John Dillinger.
(b) Jesse James.
(c) P. T. Barnum.
(d) Harry Houdini.

10. What change is obvious in Younger Brother?
(a) He has taken a job in New York City.
(b) He has dyed his hair black.
(c) He has had his photo in the newspapers with Evelyn Nesbit.
(d) He has taken to working twelve and fifteen hours a day.

11. What does Tateh have that finally makes them money?
(a) His new coat and tie.
(b) The Girl's new cloak and hat.
(c) His art supplies.
(d) The flip book he made for The Girl which he sells for $25.

12. What type of labor was favored in the factories then?
(a) Female labor.
(b) Irish labor.
(c) Child labor.
(d) Black labor.

13. Why does Father not go to the Pole with Perry?
(a) Father prefers to remain with the Esquimos.
(b) Father decides the whole thing is silly.
(c) Parts of Father's body keep on freezing each day.
(d) Perry and Father do not get along well.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1800s, what seemed to happen in one hundreds?

2. What is the newspaperman, Jacob Riis, writing about at this time?

3. What does Mother find buried in her garden?

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

5. How does Tateh entertain The Girl at home?

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