What unique custom did New Yorkers on Fifth Avenue develop to show off their riches on the New Year?

A. inviting the poor to their homes for parties
B. leaving their curtains open
C. moving furnishings into the parks for the day
D. taking expensive presents to tenement dwellers


Answer: B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Ancient Persia covered roughly the area of modern __________

A) Iraq B) Iran C) Israel D) Turkey

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Almost all of the white, non-English newcomers were __________

A) Protestant Christians B) desperately poor C) artisans and craftsmen D) single men

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