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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Downfall, Parts 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Matthews going at the start of the "Prologue"?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) A Mormon settlement.
(d) Albany.

2. What was the name of the estate Matthews moved into after his release from the mental hospital?
(a) Retrenchment Society.
(b) Mount of the Heartt.
(c) Heartt Place.
(d) Mount Princeton.

3. What did the Retrenchment Society build according to "Elijah Pierson, Parts 5 through 7"?
(a) A church for the slaves.
(b) A clinic for the poor.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Schools for poor children.

4. What prompted Albany's commercial revolution when Matthews tried his luck there?
(a) The mercantile.
(b) The Statue of Liberty.
(c) The new Albany.
(d) The new Erie Canal.

5. What did Ann make for Matthews according to "The Kingdom, Parts 4 through 6"?
(a) A cross.
(b) Clothes.
(c) A crown.
(d) A portrait.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elijah's wife's name?

2. When did Isabella Van Wagenen join Elijah's household?

3. When did Elijah cut his allowance to Matthews?

4. How did Elijah try to have Charles abandon his wife Isabella Laisdell?

5. When did Sarah and Elijah marry?

(see the answer key)

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