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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the physical condition of the rich prior to William Howard Taft becoming President?
(a) Sickly and pale.
(b) Wafer thin.
(c) Healthy and muscular.
(d) Generally obese.

2. After a second trial, what sentence does Harry K. Shaw receive?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Remanded to the Manhattan Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
(c) Seven years in prison.
(d) The electric chair.

3. Why does Evelyn call the old man Tateh?
(a) Because his clothes looked tattered.
(b) Because he would not tell her his real name.
(c) Because he cannot pronounce his Hebrew name.
(d) Because she met him on Tateh Street.

4. In the late 1800s, what seemed to happen in one hundreds?
(a) Elections held; charity balls held; new newspapers started.
(b) Roads built; farms shut down; factories opened.
(c) Negores lynched; miners burned alive; children mutilated.
(d) Songs written; immigrant boats arrived; fires broke out.

5. What does Father present to commander Perry before he heads out to the North Pole?
(a) A new music roll for his player piano.
(b) A pair of fur lined boots.
(c) A leather bound Bible.
(d) A new American flag made in Father's factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Younger Brother ride the streetcar?

2. What type of labor was favored in the factories then?

3. With whom is Father planning to travel to the North Pole?

4. At the trial, how does Evelyn depict herself at age fifteen?

5. Who was the royal person who came to see Houdini fly his plane?

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