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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lucy's model of male excellence?
(a) Papa, her father.
(b) Benjamin, her husband.
(c) Russell, her son.
(d) Allen, her brother.

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

3. What is Russell's earliest memory?
(a) A cow poking its head into his crib.
(b) The yellow house across from his grandmother's house.
(c) His mother rocking him to sleep.
(d) Eleven's bulging biceps.

4. When Russell was a young boy, what famous President's time could many of the old men remember (from first-hand accounts)?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

5. From what ailment does Russell's father suffer?
(a) Gout.
(b) Allergies.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Russell's mother's nickname for him?

2. What does Lucy do after the death of Papa to make ends meet?

3. Why were Lucy and Benjamin in a hurry to get married?

4. What new-fangeled luxury item did Uncle Tom have in his house?

5. What ancient medicine did the people of Morristown believe in?

(see the answer key)

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