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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 many men are killed during the river's "Great Blowout?"
(a) None.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

2. Where are the handles on the workers' temporary foot bridge?
(a) At shoulder level.
(b) At knee level.
(c) At chest level.
(d) At hip level.

3. How much is the wire contract valued at?
(a) $10 million.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $100,000.

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

5. How many anchor bars hold the Brooklyn Bridge together?
(a) 9.
(b) 19.
(c) 99.
(d) 900.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Theodore Cooper hired to investigate at the bridge site?

2. In total, how much does the Brooklyn Bridge cost to build?

3. What is the name of the worker who dies from the bends within a half hour of being down in the caisson?

4. In what hemisphere of Long Island is Brooklyn located?

5. What future event is discussed by the old woman who retrospectively remembers the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

(see the answer key)

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