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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?
(a) She believes in throwing salt over one shoulder.
(b) She believes in ghosts and omens.
(c) She believes in fairies and magic.
(d) She believes in vampires and garlic.

3. What two women in Russell's early life were involved in a hateful feud?
(a) Audrey and Ida Rebecca.
(b) Ida Rebecca and Annie.
(c) Lucy and Doris.
(d) Lucy and Ida Rebecca.

4. What is the only area of education that Lucy Elizabeth does not teach Russell?
(a) Sex education.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Reading.
(d) History.

5. Who lives in Baltimore that Lucy Elizabeth is excited to be near?
(a) Ida Rebecca.
(b) Aunt Sister.
(c) Papa.
(d) Uncle Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?

2. What happens to Benjamin after he has been drinking?

3. Why do Oluf and Lucy Elizabeth stop their correspondence?

4. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?

5. Who is Lucy's model of male excellence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Russell's earliest memory?

2. Where has Russell and his family gone to celebrate the hog-butchering season?

3. What are Russell's memories of the women's work in Morrisonville?

4. What is Lucy Elizabeth's greatest wish for Russell, and how does she help him strive for his goals?

5. What is ironic about Russell's first appearance in print?

6. Why don't Hal and Charlie get along?

7. What remedy does Aunt Pat insist is good for the children, but they find disgusting?

8. Who is Aunt Pat and why is Russell fond of her?

9. Since he is unable to talk with his ailing mother, what does Russell realize about the past?

10. What does Uncle Edwin do for a living?

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