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Manhattan Transfer Quiz 1

  • 1. What does Bud say he did back home?
    •     kill his mother
    •     rob a bank
    •     set fire to a church
    •     kill his father

  • 2. What is the last line of the novel?
    •     "Take me to New Jersey."
    •     "Oh Ellen, you're marvelous."
    •     "I dunno... Pretty far."
    •     "Back to New York."

  • 3. Who says it?
    •     Goldweiser
    •     Baldwin
    •     Ellen
    •     Jimmy

  • 4. What is Baldwin's occupation?
    •     banker
    •     professor
    •     doctor
    •     lawyer

  • 5. What was Joe Harland once called?
    •     The Wizard of Wall Street
    •     The Emperor of Finance
    •     The King of New York
    •     His Majesty

  • 6. What is the name of Jimmy's mother?
    •     Lily
    •     Sarah
    •     Emily
    •     Carmen

  • 7. What does James Merivale call World War I?
    •     a nightmare
    •     the last war
    •     hell
    •     a great war while it lasted

  • 8. When was Manhattan Transfer published?
    •     1918
    •     1920
    •     1925
    •     1938

  • 9. Which of the following historical events is NOT described in the novel?
    •     Stanford White's murder
    •     The Great Depression
    •     Prohibition
    •     World War I

  • 10. What is Ruth Prynne's goal?
    •     to be an actress
    •     to marry Ed Thatcher
    •     to run for the Senate
    •     to marry Gus McNeil

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