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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
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Part 1, Chapter 13; Part 2, Chapters 14 and 15 Quiz
Further Study
Part 1, Chapter 13; Part 2, Chapters 14 and 15 Quiz
1
of 5
Learning to ___ renews Houdini's enthusiasm for life.
Fly a plane
Contact the dead
Escape straight jackets
Drive a car
2
of 5
When Houdini performs a demonstration at the request of a German Commandant, who is watching the performance?
Archduke Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm
Al Capone
Emiliano Zapata
3
of 5
When Sarah spends almost all of her time in her room, what is she doing?
Working
Praying
Singing
Sulking
4
of 5
When Father returns from the Arctic, he feels that in his absence his wife has become "vigorously ___."
Ignorant
Modest
Indifferent
Sexual
5
of 5
What does Mother's Younger Brother build when he is tortured by Evelyn's rejections?
A radio
A car engine
A bomb
A desk
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