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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 is Little Boy wishing for?
(a) An exciting life like Harry Houdini's.
(b) A new car for his family.
(c) To go with Father to the North Pole.
(d) A new bicycle.
2. What does Riis call his colored map of Manhattan?
(a) Better than a train schedule.
(b) A crazy quilt of races.
(c) A colored chart of districts.
(d) A guide to the theaters.
3. In the late 1800s, what seemed to happen in one hundreds?
(a) Elections held; charity balls held; new newspapers started.
(b) Negores lynched; miners burned alive; children mutilated.
(c) Roads built; farms shut down; factories opened.
(d) Songs written; immigrant boats arrived; fires broke out.
4. What began to be heard in the ghettos?
(a) The rattle of streetcars.
(b) The sounds of piano lessons.
(c) The calls of ice venders.
(d) The people speaking English.
5. Where are the immigrants ushered as they enter New York Harbor?
(a) Ellis Island.
(b) Manhattan Island.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Staten Island.
Short Answer Questions
1. From where does the North Pole expedition set off?
2. Where does the story of RAGTIME begin?
3. What type of labor was favored in the factories then?
4. What famous person is in the auto accident in front of Father's house?
5. What does the author show between the characters of Evelyn and Tateh?
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