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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. Who did Houdini meet at a private function thrown by Mr. Stuyvesant Fish?
(a) Tavinia Warren Thumb.
(b) Al Jolson.
(c) Theodore Dreiser.
(d) P. T. Barnum.

2. What does Mameh finally do to make extra money?
(a) Dance in a burlesque house.
(b) Submit to the advances of her employer.
(c) Work as a roommaid in a hotel.
(d) Shoplift from small stores.

3. What does Father manufacture?
(a) Pianos and harps.
(b) Mason jars and Coke bottles.
(c) Flags, patriotic bunting and fireworks.
(d) Nuts and bolts.

4. When Freud visited New York and saw the early motion pictures, what was his thought?
(a) These could be used on my patients.
(b) Americans have too much leisure time.
(c) They hurt my eyes.
(d) At least they are silent.

5. What causes the Little Girl to stop working?
(a) She is forced to go to school.
(b) She is kidnapped by pimps.
(c) She falls and breaks her hand.
(d) She gets tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Freud's judgment about America?

2. What does Father notice as the expedition sails out of the harbor?

3. Why are Tateh and the girl at home that day?

4. Who was in the opposite cell of The Tombs as the great escape artist worked his feat?

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

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