The Statue of Liberty is ...

on the island next to Ellis Island.

Families could be separated if...

Family members failed an exam or were opposite genders

Many Chinese also came to America

to build the railway and to work in gold mines.

Immigration officers asked the immigrants if they ...

had money, could read or write or had been to prison.

The new immigration law only allowed ...

a set number of immigrants from each country.

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1
How long did it take to go through the exam and interview process?
1 week
Years
Several hours-1 day
2 days
2
The people who came at that time very extremely poor and hoped ...
to become famous in the USA.
to become rich in the USA.
to find true love in the USA.
to find a nice partner in the USA.
3
In Ireland people were dying of hunger because ...
people were too lazy to work in the fields.
there was a terrible war there.
animals ate all potatoes.
potatoes rotted in the fields.
4
The most feared letter doctors wrote on immigrants' back was ...
'F'.
'Sc'.
'X'.
'H'.
5
The Statue of Liberty is ...
a million miles away.
the name of the ferry to Ellis Island.
on the island next to Ellis Island.
on the same island.
6
Going through the immigration process was very emotional and physically taxing
FALSE
TRUE
7
Families could be separated if...
Families were split up before they arrived to the island
family member passed all exams and cops didn't like them
Family members didn't want to stay together
Family members failed an exam or were opposite genders
8
Many Chinese also came to America
to build a new Chinese town in America.
to build the railway and to work in gold mines.
to learn English.
to cook Chinese food.
9
Immigration officers asked the immigrants if they ...
if they had worked in a prison.
had enough gold with them.
could read and write a letter for them.
had money, could read or write or had been to prison.
10
The new immigration law only allowed ...
a new house for each immigrant.
a new immigration centre on Ellis Island.
no more immigrants to New York.
a set number of immigrants from each country.
11
For many immigrants Ellis Island was ...
the gate to hell.
the gate to Canada.
the gate to America.
the gate to heaven.
12
The nickname of Ellis Island is ...
the Isle of Gates.
the Isle of Fears.
the Isle of Gold.
the Isle of Tears.
13
The first thing immigrants had to learn was ...
English.
to find a place to live.
to work.
what to eat in New York.
14
People from which continent mostly came to Ellis Island?
Africa
Europe
America
Asia
15
Most people who came during this third phase of mass immigration came from ...
southern and eastern Europe.
northern Europe.
western Europe.
Africa.
16
Most immigrants wanted to return to their home country after they entered America...
TRUE
FALSE
17
After 1921 the labour unions fought against ...
immigrants in general.
the Russians.
the Statue of Liberty.
too low wages.
18
All the immigrants wanted to do on Ellis Island was to go through the door with the sign:
Push to New York'.
Close to New York'.
Next to New York'.
Exit from New York'.
19
In the Registry Room on Ellis Island the immigrants were ...
checked carefully by doctors.
welcome with a warm applause.
given nice new clothes.
hugged and kissed by doctors.

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