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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new event, according to Mary, makes it impossible to ignore or hide Donald's flaws?
(a) Donald's own declarations.
(b) Mary's book.
(c) The pandemic.
(d) The media's coverage.

2. Where did Freddy engage in water sports?
(a) At the San Francisco Bay.
(b) At the New York Harbor.
(c) At Peaconic Bay.
(d) At the Boston Harbor.

3. Who was the headmaster of Kew-Forest?
(a) Dr. Jenny Graham.
(b) Dr. James Dixon.
(c) Dr. Alex Briar.
(d) Dr. John Brown.

4. What skill did Fred pass on to Donald?
(a) Identifying key opportunities in real estate.
(b) Gaining access to powerful men.
(c) Negotiation skills.
(d) Learning to build properties.

5. What course did Fred take to improve his public speaking skills?
(a) Normal Peale.
(b) Dale Carnegie.
(c) Rockefeller.
(d) Andrew Mellon.

6. What did Fred normally ask when Mary's health worsened?
(a) Whether he should take the children away.
(b) "Everything's great. Right, Toots?"
(c) Whether she needed to go to the hospital.
(d) Whether she needed to see the doctor.

7. Who ensured that he got too much while others went around with too little?
(a) Fred Trump and Donald.
(b) Freddy and Mary.
(c) Maryanne.
(d) Robert.

8. What is the author's last name?
(a) Coumo.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Johanssen.
(d) Trump.

9. Who suffered most from Fred's self-centeredness?
(a) Donald and Freddy.
(b) Elizabeth and Donald.
(c) Robert and Donald.
(d) Maryanne and Elizabeth.

10. What is the "House" (21)?
(a) Freddy's house.
(b) Mary's house.
(c) The White House.
(d) The author's grandparents' house.

11. What had Fred Trump's reaction been to Mary's plans of pursuing a college degree?
(a) He had remarked that that was nasty.
(b) He had asked her to join his business.
(c) He had encouraged her.
(d) He had asked her to consult her brother.

12. Why does Mary say she is the only Trump willing to tell the story of the most visible and powerful family?
(a) Other Trumps are part of the government.
(b) Others Trumps are not good story tellers.
(c) Other Trumps are silent out of loyalty or fear.
(d) Others Trumps are indifferent.

13. Why did Mary travel to the United States?
(a) She hoped to get married since young men were scarce in her village after the war.
(b) She wanted to see the U.S.
(c) Her family migrated to the U.S.
(d) She had family in the U.S.

14. How many siblings did grandmother Mary have?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

15. What did Freddy bring home to irk Linda?
(a) He got a ball python.
(b) He got a dog.
(c) He got a plane.
(d) He got a boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Freddy live after the divorce?

2. What habit did Freddy pick up as he tried to meet his father's expectations while keeping a job he loved?

3. What, according to Mary, is the "fragile and inadequate barrier" between Donald and the real world (17)?

4. What type of figure of speech, according to the author, did Fred often use?

5. What had given Fred Trump his early start in his career?

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