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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Evelyn hope for in her husband's trial?
(a) That he will be found guilty and locked up for life.
(b) That he will commit suicide.
(c) That she won't have to testify.
(d) That her testimony will free him.

2. Why are Tateh and the girl at home that day?
(a) They are hiding from Evelyn.
(b) The girl is sick.
(c) Evelyn's husband has put out a contract on Tateh.
(d) Tateh is out of supplies and has no money to buy more.

3. What do Mother, The Boy, and Younger Brother do in the winter time?
(a) Stay inside by the fireplace.
(b) Skate on the New Rochelle pond.
(c) Clean sidewalks for sick people.
(d) Take long sleigh rides.

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

5. Where does the story of RAGTIME begin?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Albany, New York.
(c) Manhattan, New York.
(d) New Rochelle, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Tateh as he observes The Girl?

2. From where does the North Pole expedition set off?

3. What does The Boy see on the ice?

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

5. Where do the police find the mother of the baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Evelyn see when she goes with Tateh to a socialist meeting?

2. Why does socialite Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish bring Houdini and circus freaks to her house?

3. What does the Franklin Novelty Company do with Tateh's books?

4. What is Perry's attitude towards the Esquimo people?

5. What does Tateh notice about The Girl on their train trip.

6. What is the nature of Evelyn's testimony in Harry's trial?

7. How is Father sent off on his trip with the Perry expedition to the North Pole?

8. What does The Boy recover from the trash?

9. What idea does Tateh have that makes them money.

10. What does Younger Brother do for a political rally in Rye, New York?

(see the answer keys)

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