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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Murphy feel about his old school-mate Tweed?
(a) He loathes him.
(b) He respects him.
(c) He does not remember him.
(d) He is apathetic to him.

4. Which fire department responds to the fire in the caisson?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Mahattan.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Brooklyn.

5. Which river in Pennsylvania does John famously carry the canal across?
(a) The Ohio River.
(b) The Vaugn River.
(c) The Monongahela River
(d) The Allegheney River.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many men are responsible for the fire that nearly destroys the caisson?

3. How many children does John and his wife Johanna have?

4. How long did it take Roebling to build the Allegheny Bridge?

5. What is the name of the party John joins after Johanna's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did James Eads find himself in the bridge building business?

2. How does John Roebling die?

3. Which problems stopped the initial production of "The Rainbow Bridge" in the early-1800s?

4. What alterations are made to the Brooklyn Bridge plans in the days before its commencement?

5. How was the fire in the caisson extinguished?

6. Why did Washington and Emily move to Germany, and how did John feel about the move?

7. What lessons on love did Washington learn while away from his family?

8. Which elements of the bridge's architecture would classify it as the largest suspension bridge in the world?

9. How is the fire in the caisson started, and how do the newspapers report the fire?

10. What happened during the "Great Blowout" in the river?

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