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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. While on strike, how much do the workers demand for a four-hour shift, to return to work?
(a) $5.00.
(b) $3.00.
(c) $9.00.
(d) $7.00.

2. As the bridge nears completion, how do young trustees feel about Roebling?
(a) They don't know who he is.
(b) They find him annoying.
(c) They are apathetic to him.
(d) They imagine him as a god-like figure.

3. How much deeper are the caissons on the Manhattan side of the bridge than on the Brooklyn side?
(a) Four times as deep.
(b) Twice as deep.
(c) Three times as deep.
(d) They are the same depth.

4. When the cable car successfully travels from Brooklyn to Manhattan, what do the newspapers dub the journey?
(a) The Perfect Pandemonium.
(b) The Perfect Passage.
(c) The Perfect Promise.
(d) The Perfect Project.

5. During what month of the year is the first cable car sent across the East River?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Emily Warren when she marries Washington Roebling?

3. How many anchor bars hold the Brooklyn Bridge together?

4. How long does it take the cable car to cross the East River?

5. What is the name of the worker who dies from the bends within a half hour of being down in the caisson?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Washington resign from office, and what is his life like after his resignation?

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

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

4. How did the newspapers react to Emily's involvement in the Bridge project?

5. How did non-ticketholders find a way to join in the celebration of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge?

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

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

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

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

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

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