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

2. Which President is in office when the St Louis bridge is completed, and is cited in newspapers as Eads' "Old friend"?
(a) President Grant.
(b) President Jackson.
(c) President Carter.
(d) President Adams.

3. How many companies bid for the lucrative wire contract?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fifteen.

4. On the day of its opening, at what time is the Brooklyn Bridge illuminated?
(a) 12:00 noon.
(b) 12:00 midnight.
(c) 7:00 a.m.
(d) 5:00 p.m.

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?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Paine.
(c) McNulty.
(d) Roebling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Roebling family rent a cottage to get away from the stress of the Brooklyn Bridge?

2. How is Blake killed?

3. Which of Roebling's strange behaviors lead trustees to question his mental capabilities?

4. What is the nickname of New York Mayor John Kelly?

5. Why does Henry Beers attempt to shut down production on the Brooklyn Bridge?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What effects does Smith see the bends has on workers circulatory systems?

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

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

6. How does Ferrington react to being chosen as the first man to cross the Brooklyn Bridge?

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

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

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

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

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