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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How might Kingsley describe his desire to become a well-known politician in New York?
(a) As a pipe dream.
(b) As a completely nonexistant desire.
(c) As an all emcompassing desire.
(d) As a wistful imagination.

2. How long is the bridge Roebling builds across the Niagara Falls?
(a) 1,700 feet.
(b) 500 feet.
(c) 800 feet.
(d) 1,200 feet.

3. In what country is John Roebling born?
(a) Germany.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Russia.
(d) Poland.

4. How does "The Genuine Language of America" feel about on the job casualties?
(a) That they are too frequent.
(b) That they are inevitable.
(c) That they do not exist.
(d) That they are avoidable.

5. Where is John working at the time of Johanna's death?
(a) In Detroit.
(b) In Cincinatti.
(c) In Pittsburgh.
(d) In Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two substances are used to build the towers that hold the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. How does Murphy feel about his old school-mate Tweed?

3. Which political party does Tweed align himself with in the novel?

4. Which river in Pennsylvania does John famously carry the canal across?

5. Ellet offers $5 to the first boy who can do what across his bridge over the Ohio River?

(see the answer key)

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