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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. What does Julia confess to Si in Chapter 21?
(a) That she's scared to be in his apartment.
(b) That she's already married.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) That she loves Jake.

2. What newspaper office does Si notice on his way to Jake's office?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The New York Observer.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Herald Ledger.

3. What does Julia want Si to do before he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 15?
(a) Sketch a drawing of her on paper.
(b) Take her photograph.
(c) Sketch the boarding house.
(d) Clean his room.

4. Where does Jake work?
(a) At the agency.
(b) The county courthouse.
(c) At city hall.
(d) The White House.

5. When Carmody tells Chief of Police Byrnes his story, what does he admit?
(a) That he has a moon and star on the bottom of his boot.
(b) That he's a crook.
(c) That his wife went to the ball without him.
(d) That Jake was blackmailing him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Jake want from Carmody?

2. After their first meeting, when do Jake and Carmody plan to meet again?

3. When Si leaves the boarding house to go into New York, what does he take with him?

4. Most of Chapter 13 contains Si's description of what?

5. During dinner on his first night at the boarding house, why does Julia look curiously at Si?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Si tell Julia he is?

2. Why might a woman in Julia's time feel that marrying a man who is a good provider is more important than anything else?

3. What is "The Tweed Ring"?

4. The day after the fire, when Si and Julia see Carmody again, what is his condition?

5. After taking Julia to his apartment in the present, what makes Si realize he has to take Julia back to her own time?

6. When Si returns to the agency after his day off, why is everyone there distracted?

7. After spending the day with Julia, how does Si begin to feel about her?

8. How does Si learn that Carmody is motivated by social advancement?

9. What connection does Julia make between the boots in Jake's room and Carmody?

10. When Jake returns to the boarding house why is his shirt blood stained?

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