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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What began to be heard in the ghettos?
(a) The sounds of piano lessons.
(b) The calls of ice venders.
(c) The people speaking English.
(d) The rattle of streetcars.

2. With whom is Father planning to travel to the North Pole?
(a) David Livingstone.
(b) Charles Lindburg.
(c) Ronald Amundsen.
(d) Admiral Robert Peary.

3. What is Little Boy wishing for?
(a) A new bicycle.
(b) To go with Father to the North Pole.
(c) An exciting life like Harry Houdini's.
(d) A new car for his family.

4. Where are the immigrants ushered as they enter New York Harbor?
(a) Manhattan Island.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Ellis Island.

5. What was Freud's judgment about America?
(a) He said it had left eruope behind.
(b) He said it was a gigantic mistake.
(c) He said it was a poor copy of Europe.
(d) He said it was ahead of its time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the newspaperman, Jacob Riis, writing about at this time?

2. What does Father think about when he sees the new immigrants?

3. What was a main reason for men losing their jobs about the turn of the century?

4. What does the author show between the characters of Evelyn and Tateh?

5. What does Mameh finally do to make extra money?

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