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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 happens when the Young Man hides in Goldman's closet?
(a) He covers his eyes when Godlman gives Evelyn a massage.
(b) He gets caught when Goldman hangs up her coat.
(c) He sees Evelyn naked and loses control.
(d) He faints when he sees Evelyn in the nude.

2. The winter The Boy was skating on the pond, where were Tateh and The Girl?
(a) New Haven, Connecticutt.
(b) Lawrence, Massachusetts.
(c) Bangor, Maine.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

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

4. What is worrying Mother back in New Rochelle?
(a) She is out of the money that Father left her.
(b) The roof is leading and there is no one to call a repairman.
(c) Father is still gone and she hasn't heard from Younger Brother in days.
(d) Little Boy is refusing to go to school.

5. What does the arrival of the immigrants symbolize?
(a) That the weather will turn bad.
(b) That a famine is headed for America.
(c) That there are changes coming for the country.
(d) That the world economy is failing.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a second trial, what sentence does Harry K. Shaw receive?

2. What was the physical condition of the rich prior to William Howard Taft becoming President?

3. What was a popular type of entertainment show in those days?

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

5. What does Mameh finally do to make extra money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Harry K. Shaw to propose marriage to Evelyn Nesbit?

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

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

4. What sight as they sail out of New York Harbor depresses Father?

5. What is it that Evelyn Nesbit does not understand when she sees The Girl tied to her father?

6. Why is Houdini thrown out of Bellevue Hospital?

7. How does Evelyn lose The Girl?

8. What crime is Harry K. Shaw accused of committing?

9. How do the second generation Irish feel about the new immigrants?

10. What becomes the fashion among the rich in turn of the century America?

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