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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. What does the city need Moses to build in this section?

2. What is the name of the chief engineer Moses attacks?

3. Why does Moses have to build the Throgs Neck Bridge?

4. What member of his family does Rockefeller want to take over Moses' position?

5. What opens in 1961?

Short Essay Questions

1. What extra authority do the succeeding governors give Moses in Part 6, Chapter 33?

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

3. What problems does Moses have with the international organization that sanctions the World Fair?

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

5. What problem does New York City have with some of its buildings in Part 5, Chapter 34?

6. What popular decision does Moses make in Part 7, Chapter 44?

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

8. What does Lindsay decide in January, 1966?

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

10. Who are Henry Cohen and Hortense Gabel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following questions to answer:

1) Why did Moses not make a good politician?

2) How do people view Moses differently today to when he was alive?

3) How and why did Moses' ideologies change?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Caro's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Caro's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Caro use character and setting to express these themes?

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