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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 is the name of Humboldt's book that inspired Charles Darwin and others?

2. Humboldt is one of the earliest _________________.

3. In what year are treasures related to the Brooklyn Bridge found?

4. What does Stowe do after her friend, Eliza Stowe, dies?

5. What does the person in #80 carry across the bridge as a symbol of victory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who founded the town of Medora and what was his purpose for doing so?

2. What is the purpose of Brave Companions?

3. What are the unusual circumstances of Hattie's marriage?

4. Who is Humboldt's partner and what is the nature of their explorations?

5. What is the nature of Harriet Beecher's childhood?

6. Explain Harriet's familiarity with slavery which allows her to write Uncle Tom's Cabin.

7. What precipitates the finding of the carpentry shop treasure?

8. What was the impetus for the Brooklyn Bridge?

9. Explain the role that the Wild West plays in Remington's work.

10. Remington is prolific with his painting and writing but what new medium does he discover which he feels will make him immortal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the great engineering marvels of the world. What was the impetus for the initiation of the project? What toll did the project take on the Roebling family as well as the other workers who risked their lives to complete this project?

Essay Topic 2

Frederic Remington was born in a town in New York but made a career out of creating art about the Wild West. Explain how a person can create things that are foreign to their background or heritage. Why was Remington so drawn to the West? How did he feel when the West began to be civilized?

Essay Topic 3

Miriam Rothschild is a quirky woman who lives an unconventional life. Do you think Miriam could indulge her idiosyncrasies because her wealth allowed it? Or would Miriam have found some outlet for her quirkiness regardless of her station in life? How much is financial status an issue in living the life that one pleases as opposed to the life one is obligated to live?

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