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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are the handles on the workers' temporary foot bridge?

3. What is the name of the company that wins the wire contract for the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. How is Blake killed?

5. What river does Emily Warren grow up on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Roebling decide to make a public appearance before the completion of the bridge, and how does he look to the public?

3. What happens when Low takes Roebling to court for management power?

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

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

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

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

8. How did Roebling celebrate his accomplishments after all his guests left his home?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the end of his life, Washington Roebling withstood many different rumors about his health and mental status. Create a timeline of rumors that circulated around Roebling's health, and compare / contrast those rumors to what was really happening regarding Roebling's health.

Essay Topic 2

In the epilogue of this novel, David McCullough takes great liberties in comparing the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge to many other feats of technology in the 20th century. Choose two of the feats McCullough examines in the text and explain why you do / do not think his comparison is a fair one, and why.

Essay Topic 3

Roebling did not always have such a strong relationship with his son Washington as he did when the two were working together. Explain what Roebling's relationship with Washington was like when Washington was a boy, and what events led to the change in relationship between father and son. Then, explain how the two worked together as they were constructing "The Great Bridge."

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