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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. Who leaves a message that he wants to meet with Coalhouse?
(a) Younger Brother.
(b) Tateh.
(c) Fire Chief Conklin.
(d) The new police chief.

2. What resemblance does Morgan see in Henry Ford?
(a) A resemblance to Thomas Jefferson.
(b) A resemblance to a golden eagle.
(c) A resemblance to Napoleon Bonapart.
(d) A resemblance of Sethi I, Pharoah of Egypt.

3. What new activity does Younger Brother take up?
(a) Writing poetry for the newspapers.
(b) Learning how to tap dance.
(c) Gambling on the horses.
(d) Going to Broadway plays and waiting in the alley for the stars.

4. Who captures Mother's interest in Atlantic City?
(a) A child who comes to play with the baby.
(b) The fat New Yorkers.
(c) The family from Philadelphia.
(d) Baron Ashkenazy.

5. What is the description of the man who led the attack on the fire station?
(a) A stout man wearing a bandana mask.
(b) A man who looked a lot like the Fire Chief.
(c) A short man with coal dust on his face.
(d) An unidentified Negro male.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his mother's death, what does Houdini set out to do?

2. When a reporter looks up Houdini to get his reaction to the escape, where is he found?

3. Where does Younger Brother go?

4. Who shows up driving a new Model-T in front of The Boy's house?

5. In reality, who are the baron and his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Younger Brother do that the family is completely unaware of?

2. What brings Younger Brother back to life after his breakup with Evelyn?

3. What does Father decide to do to make up for the time he has not spent with The Boy?

4. Why does Father return alone to New York, leaving the family in Atlantic City.

5. That spring, what happens at the Matteawan State Prison Farm?

6. When the police cannot find Coalhouse, what does Father do?

7. What is keeping Father busy that summer?

8. After Coalhouse arranges for his gang to escape, what happens to him?

9. What happens on Houdini's tour of Europe?

10. What is the beginning of the trouble with Coalhouse Walker?

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