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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lucy Elizabeth take the family when they leave Morrisonville?
(a) Newark.
(b) Hoboken.
(c) Jersey City.
(d) Brunswick.

2. Where does Benjamin have to go, interrupting the family's trip?
(a) He has to go back to Morrisonville.
(b) He has to go to Texas.
(c) He has to go to a hospital.
(d) He has to go to Newark.

3. Why was Russell enrolled in a gymnastics program?
(a) It was an attempt to correct his posture.
(b) He had dreams of being in the Olympics.
(c) It was thought it would help his circulation.
(d) He was not nearly flexible enough for his age.

4. What does Lucy do after the death of Papa to make ends meet?
(a) Lucy sells the ancestral family home.
(b) Lucy becomes a schoolteacher.
(c) Lucy works in a knitting factory.
(d) Lucy opens a tavern.

5. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?
(a) Cousins and second cousins.
(b) First wives and second wives.
(c) Parents and children.
(d) Sisters and brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Oluf left Newark?

2. What is Russell's first Christmas gift?

3. What business did Uncle Etch run?

4. What medicine does Aunt Pat insist on giving to Russell and Doris?

5. What specter does Ida Rebecca see in her doorway one night?

(see the answer key)

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