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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of farm does Barbee own?
(a) Terrapin farm.
(b) Reptile farm.
(c) Cattle farm.
(d) Monkey farm.

2. Why did the owner of McSorley's change the name?
(a) His business wasn't popular with the old name.
(b) His wife hated the name.
(c) He knew he was going to pass it down to a family member.
(d) He bought a new sign.

3. Under what circumstance would Mazie give the poor a ticket for free?
(a) They would run errands.
(b) They cleaned up.
(c) They stopped living in front of the theater.
(d) They would buy her food.

4. What happened to the money people sent to Mitchell for the "cave dwellers"?
(a) He gave it to the "cave dwellers".
(b) He sent it back to them.
(c) He spent it.
(d) He donated it.

5. Who told Mitchell about the club for deaf people?
(a) Jack Fitzsimmons.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Samuel Frankenheim.
(d) Edgar Sinclair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "Old Yankee" run?

2. What street does Philippa live on?

3. What was Daniel O'Connell's profession before he retired?

4. Which adjective best describes the atmosphere of McSorley's?

5. What was the name of the man who opened "The Old House at Home"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Philippa Schuyler?

2. How did people feel about the scam Commodore Dutch put on?

3. What does Jim's companion teach him in "The Kind Old Blonde"?

4. Who is Commodore Dutch?

5. What is the message behind the story about Peggy?

6. What was the main rule at McSorley's and why?

7. What message does Mitchell attempt to send about gypsies?

8. Why does Mitchell include a personal anecdote in Cassell's story, and is it an effective technique?

9. Why did Peggy lie to the little girl?

10. Why did Jane choose not to shave her beard?

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