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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. Where does Moses go for the legislative fight?

2. Where does Moses plan to relocate the aquarium?

3. What does Moses say he wants to build?

4. Why does Roosevelt refuse to allow Moses a permit for a bridge connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn?

5. Where does Mary work while in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moses use his power in Part 4, Chapter 14?

2. Descirbe Moses' time at Oxford.

3. How does Moses differ from his brother, Paul?

4. How is Moses' lust for power beginning to work against him in Part 5, Chapter 28?

5. What does Moses like about Britain?

6. How does Moses manage to reestablish his dream to develop Long Island parks?

7. How do Le Guardia and Roosevelt outsmart Moses in Part 6, Chapter 29?

8. How did the Moses family become rich?

9. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

10. Describe Moses' mother, Bella.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Caro use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Tammany Hill.

1) What is Tammany Hill and what influence has it had on the development of New York City?

2) Why were Tammany Hill objectors against Moses' ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Progressivism.

1) What is Progressivism?

2) Who were the advocates of Progressivism and how has Progressivism affected political thinking?

3) What are the strengths and weaknesses of Progressivism?

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