Manhattan Transfer Quizzes

Manhattan Transfer Quiz 1

1 What does Bud say he did back home?
kill his father

set fire to a church

rob a bank

kill his mother
2 What is the last line of the novel?
"Oh Ellen, you're marvelous."

"Take me to New Jersey."

"I dunno... Pretty far."

"Back to New York."
3 Who says it?
Ellen

Jimmy

Baldwin

Goldweiser
4 What is Baldwin's occupation?
lawyer

professor

banker

doctor
5 What was Joe Harland once called?
The King of New York

The Wizard of Wall Street

The Emperor of Finance

His Majesty
6 What is the name of Jimmy's mother?
Sarah

Lily

Carmen

Emily
7 What does James Merivale call World War I?
a nightmare

hell

a great war while it lasted

the last war
8 When was Manhattan Transfer published?
1918

1925

1938

1920
9 Which of the following historical events is NOT described in the novel?
Prohibition

World War I

Stanford White's murder

The Great Depression
10 What is Ruth Prynne's goal?
to be an actress

to marry Gus McNeil

to run for the Senate

to marry Ed Thatcher
11 What is Gus McNeil's occupation when we first meet him?
doctor

accountant

milkman

politician
12 What is Ed Thatcher's occupation when we first meet him?
lawyer

accountant

soldier

milkman
13 What is the name of Ed Thatcher's wife?
Susie

Carlotta

Ellen

Stacy
14 Which of the following names is Ellen NOT called?
Elaine

Helena

Ellie

Eleonora
15 What school was Stan thrown out of?
Harvard

Columbia

Stanford

Penn
16 How does Stan die?
in World War I

jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge

in a fire

of the flu
17 How does Bud die?
of the flu

jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge

in a fire

in World War I
18 How does Jeff Merivale die?
jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge

in World War I

in a fire

of the flu
19 Whose murder does Phil Sandbourne refer to?
Spencer Tracy

Morgan James

Casie Lynn

Stanford White
20 What is Sandbourne's occupation?
lawyer

architect

doctor

stock-broker
21 Where does Baldwin pull a gun on Ellen?
in his bedroom

on a ferry

in a roadhouse

in Central Park
22 Who pulls the gun away from Baldwin?
Congo Jake

Stan Emery

Gus McNeil

Jimmy
23 The novel opens with
Bud on a ship

Jimmy hitching a ride with a truck driver

a nurse and a newborn baby

World War I
24 Which of the following characters do NOT fight in World War I?
James Merivale

Dutch Robertson

Bud Korpenning

Joe O'Keefe
25 Name the captain who finds Bud.
McAvoy

Congo

Carlson

Thatcher

What is the tone of this excerpt from Passos "The Happy Warrior"

Angry- retaliatory

Do you have this quote in context? I am not familiar with this text.

Asked by allie o #275539

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/5/2014 1:59 PM

View All Answers

What is the role of women in Manhattan Transfer?

women in his novel struggle against convention, traditional roles, and being considered the weaker sex.

Asked by safia b #213699

Answered by tracey c #171707 on 11/16/2011 2:53 PM

View All Answers

why is manhattan transfer consider a masterpiece?

This book is one of the best I've ever read, and yes, it is a masterpiece. Dos Passos easily transitions from one section to the next so well that you barely recognize the changing landscape of New York. His descriptions are sometimes...

Asked by harry t #65542

Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/26/2011 4:53 PM

View All Answers

Manhattan Transfer

by John Passos

Manhattan Transfer Quiz 1

Manhattan Transfer Questions and Answers

Study Guide for Manhattan Transfer

Essays for Manhattan Transfer

Lesson Plan for Manhattan Transfer

Wikipedia Entries for Manhattan Transfer