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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Richter do most of his writing?
(a) The library
(b) The dining room table
(c) The barn
(d) The seashore

2. What is Francis P. Valentine's job?
(a) Civil engineer
(b) Toll taker
(c) Ferry driver
(d) Psychiatrist

3. Miriam Rothschild is known for being a _____________.
(a) singer
(b) professor
(c) naturalist
(d) comic

4. How many children does Miriam have?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 2

5. People find Remington to be full of high spirits and _________________.
(a) tall tales
(b) intelligence
(c) charity
(d) cruelty

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does David McCullough live and work?

2. What number is the end mark in journalistic pieces as well as the day of the month that Richter died?

3. Where does Plowden fall in love with trains?

4. Who is the president of the project who dies of malaria on the job?

5. What response does Valentine get from public institutions regarding the drawings at first?

(see the answer key)

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