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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
Glossary of Literary Terms
How to Cite This SparkNote
Suggested Essay Topics
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Part 1, Chapters 4-6 Quiz
Further Study
Part 1, Chapters 4-6 Quiz
1
of 5
Who does Mother's Younger Brother become obsessed with?
Harry Houdini
Sarah
J.P. Morgan
Evelyn Nesbit
2
of 5
Harry K. Thaw has a reputation as what kind of man?
An honorable one
A violent one
A patient one
An educated one
3
of 5
What is the name used for the prison where Harry Houdini performs?
The Vault
Rikers
The Tombs
Bedlam
4
of 5
Who concludes that America is a "gigantic mistake?"
Sigmund Freud
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
Booker T. Washington
5
of 5
The sense of concern that wealthier Americans have begun to have about the growing issue of poverty is ___.
Pressing and important
Unnecessary and misplaced
Superficial and meaningless
Dangerous and ignorant
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