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Ragtime
E. L. Doctorow
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part I, Chapters 1–3
Part I, Chapters 4–6
Part I, Chapters 7–9
Part I, Chapters 10–12
Part I, Chapter 13; Part II, Chapters 14 and 15
Part II, Chapters 16–18
Part II, Chapters 19–21
Part II, Chapters 22–24
Part II, Chapters 25–27
Part II, Chapter 28; Part III, Chapters 29 and 30
Part III, Chapters 31–33
Part III, Chapters 34–36
Part III, Chapters 37–39; Part IV, Chapter 40
Characters
Character List
Mother
Father
Mother's Younger Brother
Coalhouse Walker
Tateh
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Character Analysis
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Part 1, Chapters 1-3
Part 1, Chapters 4-6
Part 1, Chapters 7-9
Part 1, Chapters 10-12
Part 1, Chapter 13; Part 2, Chapters 14 and 15
Part 2, Chapters 16-18
Part 2, Chapters 19-21
Part 2, Chapters 22-24
Part 2, Chapters 25-27
Part 2, Chapter 28; Part 3, Chapters 29 and 30
Part 3, Chapters 31-33
Part 3, Chapters 34-36
Part 3, Chapters 37-39; Part 4, Chapter 40
Study Questions
Bibliography
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
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Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Part 3, Chapters 34-36 Quiz
Further Study
Part 3, Chapters 34-36 Quiz
1
of 5
When the little boy and the little girl seek shelter under the boardwalk, what are they escaping?
A heavy storm
An angry shopkeeper
A large riot
A flock of seagulls
2
of 5
Coalhouse and his followers barricade themselves inside J.P. Morgan's ___.
Garage
Theater
Pool house
Library
3
of 5
How does Mother's Younger Brother kill one of the guards during the standoff?
With a shotgun
With a switchblade
With a grenade
With a table leg
4
of 5
When Coalhouse throws a telephone number out the window to the police, what does he put it in?
A collectible tankard
A Bible
An antique cigarette case
A boot
5
of 5
Who is arrested by the police, despite having nothing to do with Coalhouse and his followers?
Mameh
Emma Goldman
Mother
Evelyn Nesbit
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