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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. Who passes away in 1945?

2. Where is Moses' office located?

3. What are the names of the two reformers in this chapter?

4. What does Tavern on the Green need to destroy to build their parking lot?

5. What kind of business is Tavern on the Green?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way has Moses met his match with Rockefeller?

2. Why wouldn't firing Moses diminish his power?

3. How does Moses respond to accusations that he has displaced people from their houses?

4. How does Moses try and fail to support Constable in charging admission for the plays?

5. How does Moses meet his match in Part 7, Chapter 42?

6. How does Moses respond to his wife's illness and eventual death?

7. How does society start to reward Moses towards the end of his life?

8. What does Gleason uncover about Moses in Part 7, Chapter 43?

9. How does Moses respond to complaints from the New York public that there is too much traffic?

10. Describe Moses' housing project.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Caro's point of view.

1) How does Caro present Moses in his book?

2) In what can Moses claim that Caro's point of view was unfair and some of the information he presented was unsubstantiated?

Essay Topic 2

In what way did Moses take advantage of the Great Depression? Why did the end of WWII mark a gradual decline in Moses' powerful hold over New York City?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the influence of the following people on New York City:

1) Franklin Roosevelt

2) Nelson Rockefeller

3) Alfred. E. Smith

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