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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. Who sends Moses a letter in this section?

2. What are the names of the two reformers in this chapter?

3. Who names a plaza after Moses?

4. Whose term expires in 1970?

5. What does Moses want to build in the East Temont area?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the construction of the highway change Tremont Street?

2. How does Moses' situation change in Part 6, Chapter 32?

3. In what way has Moses met his match with Rockefeller?

4. How does Moses try and fail to support Constable in charging admission for the plays?

5. What does the attorney look into when assessing Moses' situation?

6. Why does Moses accept the presidency of the World Fair?

7. What leads to the decay of the mass transit system?

8. How does society start to reward Moses towards the end of his life?

9. What problems does Gleason have during his investigation?

10. How does Moses deal with people who will not move out of their apartments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Aside from Robert Moses, examine the way Caro uses the other people in the story to express his point of view.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the influence of the following people on New York City:

1) Franklin Roosevelt

2) Nelson Rockefeller

3) Alfred. E. Smith

Essay Topic 3

Examine Caro's point of view.

1) How does Caro present Moses in his book?

2) In what can Moses claim that Caro's point of view was unfair and some of the information he presented was unsubstantiated?

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