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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are killed during the river's "Great Blowout?"

2. How long did it take Roebling to build the Allegheny Bridge?

3. How many feet of additional width are added to the bridge in order to ensure two-way traffic?

4. Who is Lucia Cooper?

5. How does Washington Roebling feel about having to speak for his father at meetings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John Roebling find himself in the operating room in the first days of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction?

2. How did the people of Brooklyn eventually come to demand the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

3. Why were both Manhattan and Brooklyn interested in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. How did John Roebling find himself moving to America?

5. What stops production of the "Biggest Bridge in the World" when Roebling is constructing it in Cincinnati?

6. Why was John Roebling so devastated when his wife, Johanna, died?

7. Why did John so quickly return to engineering after moving to America?

8. What is so impressive to tourists about Roeblings bridge over Niagara Falls?

9. How is Tweed depicted in the newspapers of New York?

10. How was the fire in the caisson extinguished?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roebling's relationship with Johanne was one that went through many phases during their time together. Create a time line of events that were important in Roebling's relationship with his wife. Then, explain how Johanne's death altered the way Roebling viewed the world, and his career.

Essay Topic 2

Roebling overcame a difficult childhood in order to find himself as a successful engineer in America. Describe the childhood Roebling grew up in, and what his aspirations were as a child. Then, briefly explain how Roebling found himself in America, and under what circumstances he became an engineer.

Essay Topic 3

Roebling did not always have such a strong relationship with his son Washington as he did when the two were working together. Explain what Roebling's relationship with Washington was like when Washington was a boy, and what events led to the change in relationship between father and son. Then, explain how the two worked together as they were constructing "The Great Bridge."

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