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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much additional cost is incurred in order to widen the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) $300,000.
(b) $300.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $3,000.

2. Which of the following characters is NOT one of Emily's neighbors on Columbia Heights?
(a) Beecher.
(b) Demas Barns.
(c) Henry Bowen.
(d) Moses Beech.

3. At what river does James Eads decide to build a bridge, directly competing for press with Washington Roebling?
(a) St Louis.
(b) Allegheney.
(c) Grand.
(d) Mississippi.

4. Which newspaper sticks by Hewitt's projections for the wire contract, even though he is not an engineer?
(a) The Eagle.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Tribune.
(d) The Herald.

5. How long are the shifts Roebling's men endure on a daily basis?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Emily Warren when she marries Washington Roebling?

2. Which of the following is NOT a color used in the decoration scheme for the bridge's celebration?

3. What does Thomas Pope call the bridge that would one day join Manhattan to Brooklyn?

4. What type of business does John Roebling start from scratch?

5. How many gallons of water are used to extinguish the fire in the caisson?

(see the answer key)

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