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

2. In which of the following school subjects does Tweed excel?
(a) History.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Literature.

3. In what month of the year does Roebling's caisson finally slide into the water?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) August.
(d) May.

4. What is the name of Washington's wife?
(a) Alice.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Faith.
(d) Emily.

5. Ellet offers $5 to the first boy who can do what across his bridge over the Ohio River?
(a) Walk his dog.
(b) Skip a stone.
(c) Ride his bicycle.
(d) Fly a kite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following men is NOT a subject of investigation for the Rink Committee?

2. Which of the following names is NOT one of the engineers who attempts to build a bridge in this chapter?

3. How much additional cost is incurred in order to widen the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. Which of the following is a nickname for Brooklyn?

5. Which of the following is NOT a project John works on before starting to build bridges?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were both Manhattan and Brooklyn interested in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. How did the people of Brooklyn eventually come to demand the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

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

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

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

6. Why was John Roebling so devastated when his wife, Johanna, died?

7. How does John Roebling die?

8. How was the fire in the caisson extinguished?

9. How is Brooklyn described, in comparison to Manhattan, at the time of the bridge building?

10. Who was Kingsley, and how did he become involved in fund raising for the Brooklyn Bridge?

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