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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father notice as the expedition sails out of the harbor?
(a) The U.S. Navy escort ship.
(b) A fireworks display in thier honor.
(c) How the temperature is already dropping.
(d) A rag ship arraving with new immigrants.

2. Who will be speaking at the meeting Evelyn goes to with Tateh and the girl?
(a) Clara Barton.
(b) Harry Houdini.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt.
(d) Emma Goldman.

3. What do the Hebrew letters on storefronts look like to Evelyn?
(a) Tally marks.
(b) Graffiti.
(c) Bones.
(d) Scratches.

4. What do Mameh, Tateh, and the Little Girl do to make a living?
(a) Sing and dance on the streets.
(b) Take in boarders.
(c) Sell on the streets and sew patches by hand.
(d) Make deliveries on bicycles.

5. Who was in the opposite cell of The Tombs as the great escape artist worked his feat?
(a) Carl Jung.
(b) Theodore Dreiser.
(c) Al Jolson.
(d) Harry K. Shaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the girl tied by a rope to the old man's wrists?

2. What does Father manufacture?

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

4. From where does the North Pole expedition set off?

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

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