Manhattan Transfer Study Guide

1. What does Bud say he did back home?

• kill his father
• kill his mother
• set fire to a church
• rob a bank

2. What is the last line of the novel?

• "I dunno... Pretty far."
• "Back to New York."
• "Oh Ellen, you're marvelous."
• "Take me to New Jersey."

3. Who says it?

• Baldwin
• Goldweiser
• Ellen
• Jimmy

4. What is Baldwin's occupation?

• banker
• doctor
• lawyer
• professor

5. What was Joe Harland once called?

• The Wizard of Wall Street
• The King of New York
• His Majesty
• The Emperor of Finance

6. What is the name of Jimmy's mother?

• Carmen
• Lily
• Sarah
• Emily

7. What does James Merivale call World War I?

• hell
• a nightmare
• the last war
• 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 run for the Senate
• to marry Gus McNeil
• to be an actress
• to marry Ed Thatcher