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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. After the New York caisson is filled, how many weeks of vacation does Roebling take from the bridge project?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Roebling doesn't take a vacation.
(d) Six weeks.

2. Which of the following is NOT a process each wire coil must go through to be strung from the bridge?
(a) It must be weighed.
(b) It must be dripped in oil.
(c) It must be spliced.
(d) It must be galvanized.

3. Who is chosen to ride in the first cable car to ever cross the East River?
(a) Roebling.
(b) Ferrington.
(c) Barnes.
(d) Collington.

4. What governmental position does business owner Tilden have when he competes for the lucrative wire contract in the bridge project?
(a) Senator.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Governor.
(d) Attorney General.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the Brooklyn Bridge does Hildebrand design?

2. Which of the following animals does Dr. Smith perform tests on in the caissons, searching for a cure for the Bends?

3. How long does Roebling spend in Trenton at the advice of his doctors?

4. While on strike, how much do the workers demand for a four-hour shift, to return to work?

5. In a glowing report in "The Eagle" about bridge construction, who is the only member of the project management left out of the article?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument do Roebling and Hewitt find themselves in over the wire contract?

2. How does Emily help Washington celebrate the bridge's completion?

3. How does the city of New York change during The Panic of 1873?

4. How does New York City react to Roebling's request for an additional $600,000 to strengthen the bridge's trusses?

5. What lifestyle does Dr. Smith notice of the men living in the tenements near the construction site?

6. What was work like for the men who first began construction on the Brooklyn footbridge?

7. What problem do local reporters have with the temporary footbridge put into place for workers who are "spinning" up the bridge?

8. What happens on Thanksgiving day during the time the wires are being strung up?

9. How did Haigh succeed in getting faulty wires past the inspectors for construction?

10. What symptoms of the Bends does Dr. Smith encounter during his research of the disease?

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