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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mitchell meet Archie Clock?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Cruise.
(c) Clam beds.
(d) Library.

2. Which person was known as Houdini in Harlem?
(a) Sinclair.
(b) Barbee.
(c) Colborne.
(d) Smith.

3. What is Philippa a prodigy in?
(a) Writing.
(b) Painting.
(c) Math.
(d) Music.

4. Who is described as the "Old Yankee"?
(a) John McSorley.
(b) Charles Cassell.
(c) Daniel O'Connell.
(d) Mazie Gordon.

5. Which person that Mitchell writes about wears a scarf to hide his or her face?
(a) Joe Gould.
(b) Mazie.
(c) Jane.
(d) Thomas O'Boyle.

6. What was the name of the theater Mazie worked at?
(a) The Venice.
(b) The Venetian.
(c) The Verona.
(d) The Valentino.

7. How old was Jane when she grew a full beard?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 16.
(d) 22.

8. Why did Jane decide not to shave her face?
(a) She accepted herself.
(b) She was not ashamed of her beard.
(c) She found it to be unfeminist.
(d) She thought her beard made her more attractive.

9. How much would Dutch typically profit?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $8,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $10,000.

10. How did Jane's mother feel about her?
(a) She loved her.
(b) She abandoned her to run away.
(c) She was scared of her.
(d) She never gave her opinion on the matter.

11. What is the name of the story about Commodore Dutch?
(a) A Wonderous Man.
(b) A Lonely Man.
(c) A Sporting Man.
(d) A Hunting Man.

12. Which character looked down on possessions?
(a) Jane Barnell.
(b) Joe Gould.
(c) Mazie Gordon.
(d) James Jefferson Davis Hall.

13. When did Bill sell "The Old House at Home"?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1932.

14. What do Philippa's parents credit for her IQ?
(a) Education.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Genes.
(d) Diet.

15. Why did the owner of McSorley's change the name?
(a) He bought a new sign.
(b) His wife hated the name.
(c) He knew he was going to pass it down to a family member.
(d) His business wasn't popular with the old name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is peculiar about Philippa's family's diet?

2. Mitchell claims to have often helped his father do which activity?

3. What was Daniel O'Connell's profession before he retired?

4. What happened to the money people sent to Mitchell for the "cave dwellers"?

5. What does Mitchell say populated streets at night?

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