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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 last name did Mazie choose?
(a) Greydon.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Gordian.

2. What was the name of the man who opened "The Old House at Home"?
(a) Bill McSorley.
(b) John McSorley.
(c) William Ames.
(d) Joe Gould.

3. Who claimed to be angry at people who said they were tired of noises?
(a) Sinclair.
(b) Smith.
(c) Frankenheim.
(d) Fitzsimmons.

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

5. What trend began to occur in Mohawk Indian marriages as Mitchell noted?
(a) Many Indians stopped taking part in marriage.
(b) Many Indian men began to search for younger partners.
(c) Many Indians began to marry whites.
(d) Many Indians began to stop all marriages.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bill sell "The Old House at Home"?

2. What did the "Old Yankee" run?

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

4. What were the names of Mazie's sisters?

5. What occupation does Jane dream of having?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mitchell interested in Gould's manucsript?

2. What kind of relationship did Jane have with her parents?

3. Who is Charles Cassell?

4. Who is Mr. Hunter?

5. Who is Commodore Dutch?

6. Why is Mitchell interested in the painting of Joe Gould?

7. What changes occurred for the Mohawk Indians?

8. Why is the story about Joe Gould last in Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories?

9. Who is Hugh Flood?

10. Why did Louis insist on ending the visit to the upper floors of his building?

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