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WorksheetsAP Lit. "Devil in the White City" Deck 4
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who led the Railway Union strike against Pullman?
Samuel Gompers
Eugene Debs
Clarence Darrow
Theodore Dreiser
Holmes was being held under the suspicion that he murdered what acquaintance for a $10,000 insurance policy?
Minnie Williams
Georgiana Yoke
Benjamin Pitezel
Patrick Quinlin
According to Holmes, where had Minnie Williams taken the children?
She took them back to Texas to live on her land.
She took them to Cincinnati, where their father was hiding.
She took them to Boston to take elocution classes.
She took them on a trip to London.
Why did Holmes leave his rental house in Cincinnati?
A nosy neighbor was gossiping about the large stove.
The houses were too close, and the neighbors could hear the children crying.
An insurance investigator appeared and she started asking questions.
The owner demanded six months payment up front.
How did Holmes feel when he read Geyer's search for the children in the newspapers?
He was afraid that the truth was about to be revealed to the public.
He was thrilled; the search provided much needed attention and gave him some power over the detective.
He was angry that he couldn't contact Chappell and give him instructions to move the bodies.
He was relieved that the ordeal would finally be over.
What did Holmes borrow from neighbor Thomas Ryves?
A shovel
A trunk
Wood for the stove
A tin box
Whose footprint was discovered in the vault in Holmes's office?
Pearl Connor
Minnie Williams
Julia Connor
Emeline Cigrand
What national holiday did Carter Harrison help establish before his death?
Columbus Day
Labor Day
Memorial Day
Cities Day
Of the following buildings designed by Root and Burnham, which one does not exist today?
The Rookery
The Reliance Building
The Atwood
The Masonic Temple Building
Who of the following helped craft the charter that founded the United Nations?
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frank Millet
Sal Bloom
Daniel Burnham
Who was the defense attorney that tried to spare Prendergast the death penalty?
Clarence Darrow
Alfred S. Trude
Elias Kraus
William Jennings Bryan
What was Holmes reaction to Carrie Pietzel's break down on the stand when she had to see her daughter's letters?
He cried in order to gain sympathy from the jury.
He was stunned that the letters were admitted as evidence.
He looked deeply concerned and sympathetic to Carrie.
He showed no emotion.
