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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What had Morgan once done for the U.S. government?
2. Why is it a busy time of the year for Father's business?
3. Why does Coalhouse accept Younger Brother's help?
4. Where does Harry K. Thaw go after his escape?
5. Who is arrested after Coalhouse takes over the museum?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does J. P. Morgan want to meet with Henry Ford?
2. How does Mother's and Father's relationship change in Atlantic City?
3. What causes Younger Brother to run out of the parlor one evening after dinner?
4. How do the police learn about the history of Coalhouse Walker, Jr.?
5. Why does Father return alone to New York, leaving the family in Atlantic City.
6. What suddenly worries Sarah after the Fire House incident?
7. What becomes fashionable because of Morgan's obsession with Egyptology?
8. What happens to Sarah at the rally?
9. Describe Morgan's buildings on Madison Avenue in Murray Hill.
10. That spring, what happens at the Matteawan State Prison Farm?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
On their trip out of New York, Tateh observes a completely different country from what he had known in New York. Doctorow says that for the first time Tateh began to think he might be able to live in America. Use examples of what Tateh and The Girl see on their trip that are so different from anything they had ever seen in New York and explain how those sights began to change Tateh's outlook on America. Then look at Freud's visit to New York and what they force him to go see. Give your opinion as to whether Freud might have had a different opinion of America if he had seen the more rural side of the country.
Essay Topic 2
Write a paper comparing Evelyn Nesbit with notorious movie stars of the 20th century. A good comparison might be to Marilyn Monroe. Compare their beginnings, Evelyn's posing nude for a statue and Marilyn appearing nude in Playboy Magazine, their notoriety in the press, and their many romantic entanglements. Doctorow suggests that Evelyn is the model for all the show business women who followed her. This should be a fun paper to write.
Essay Topic 3
Gather information of President Howard Taft and write a short paper about him. Taft's rise to power corresponded with the turn of the century idea that obesity, especially in men, was a sign of material success. Taft weighed over 300 pounds and it is said that a special bathtub had to be installed in the White House to accommodate him. Your paper should include characters in the book as examples of men who fit that accepted image of success. By contrast Houdini and Younger Brother are of athletic build and represent change in the novel. Explain.
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