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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 comes to try and talk Coalhouse into surrendering?
(a) Mother.
(b) Emma Goldman.
(c) Booker T. Washington.
(d) Willie Conklin.

2. When a reporter looks up Houdini to get his reaction to the escape, where is he found?
(a) Escaping from a trunk in the East River.
(b) On his way to Europe.
(c) At his mother's grave.
(d) In the theater.

3. Where do Father and The Boy go in spite of the tension surrounding Coalhouse's being at large?
(a) A Giants baseball game.
(b) To see the Statue of Liberty.
(c) On a drive through Harlem.
(d) To Coney Island.

4. Who cares for the baby while Sarah lay dying in the hospital?
(a) Younger Brother moves into Sarah's room and cares for the baby.
(b) The Boy takes charge of the baby.
(c) Mother holds the baby constantly.
(d) Coalhouse comes and looks after the baby.

5. Where do Younger Brother and Father die?
(a) Younger Brother in Texas and Father in his bed.
(b) Younger Brother in a train wreck and Father in the hospital.
(c) Younger Brother in Mexico and Father on the Lusitania.
(d) Younger Brother in Bellview and Father in the Hindenberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it a busy time of the year for Father's business?

2. As the procession crosses into Brooklyn, what is seen settling on the rails of the Brooklyn Bridge?

3. At that time, who was at the top of the business pyramid in the USA?

4. What happens one night that shakes the theater where Houdini had just performed?

5. Who leaves a message that he wants to meet with Coalhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Younger Brother to run out of the parlor one evening after dinner?

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

3. What is Younger Brother's first act as a revolutionary and outlaw?

4. What plans do Father and Mother make to get away from the Coalhouse problem?

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

6. Describe Morgan's buildings on Madison Avenue in Murray Hill.

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

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

9. How do the police learn about the history of Coalhouse Walker, Jr.?

10. How does Mother's and Father's relationship change in Atlantic City?

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