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

2. In total, how much does the Brooklyn Bridge cost to build?
(a) $20 million.
(b) $15 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $5 million.

3. Which contract for the Brooklyn Bridge is awarded to the corrupt Haighs?
(a) Steel.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Wire.
(d) Wood.

4. What is the nickname of New York Mayor John Kelly?
(a) "Honest John."
(b) "Wild John."
(c) "Crazy John."
(d) "Kind John."

5. What is the name of the day people celebrated the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge?
(a) "The People's Day."
(b) "Roebling's Day."
(c) "Bridge Day."
(d) "The Day of the Great Bridge."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does NOT give a speech at the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. How many photographers are hired to capture the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge.

3. What governmental position does business owner Tilden have when he competes for the lucrative wire contract in the bridge project?

4. How much deeper are the caissons on the Manhattan side of the bridge than on the Brooklyn side?

5. How old is Washington Roebling at the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What statements about wire and Roebling does the Herald print, even though they are not factual?

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

3. Why do the bridge workers go on strike in 1872.

4. How do the crowds react to the first wires being suspended from the Brooklyn Bridge?

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

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

7. What happens during the "rope fall" of 1878?

8. How did Emily Warren help keep the Brooklyn Bridge project afloat when her husband became ill?

9. What is life like for Washington Roebling during the three years he is forced to live in Trenton?

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

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