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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 long are the shifts while digging the caissons on the Manhattan side of the bridge?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Four hours.

2. 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.

3. By the time Roebling's bridge is launched, how many of his workers have died on the job?
(a) 1.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 10.
(d) 100.

4. Which political party does Tweed align himself with in the novel?
(a) The Democrat Party.
(b) The Green Party.
(c) The Independent Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

5. What is the name of the lumber company that falls under suspicion of scandal?
(a) Lumberjack's.
(b) Stump and Saw.
(c) Gold Lumber.
(d) Saw and Mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles of wire are held inside each drum?

2. Which of the following characters is NOT one of Emily's neighbors on Columbia Heights?

3. What is the nickname of New York Mayor John Kelly?

4. Who does "The Genuine Language of America" dub the "heroes of the Age of Progress?"

5. What does Murphy claim the engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge have a license to do?

(see the answer key)

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