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Russell Baker

Growing Up Quiz

Russell Baker
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Growing Up Quiz

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1)

What year did Ida Rebecca die? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

1929.
1942.
1933.
1930.
2)

Whom does Lucy compare Russell to after he sneaks in late one night? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

Benjamin's brother, Irvey.
Her father, Papa.
Her brother, Allen.
His father, Benjamin.
3)

What, according to the author, was the great Depression pastime? (from Chapter 9)

Shopping.
Reading.
Baseball.
Talking.
4)

What is Uncle Charlie's favorite book? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
Pride and Prejudice.
The Declaration of Independence.
Atlas Shrugged.
5)

Who lives in Baltimore that Lucy Elizabeth is excited to be near? (from Chapter 9)

Uncle Allen.
Aunt Sister.
Ida Rebecca.
Papa.
6)

What bully beats Russell up at his new school in Baltimore? (from Chapter 11)

Billy.
Fernando.
Pete.
George.
7)

After meeting Mimi, what does Lucy begin to do? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

She introduces him to other girls.
She waits up for Russell to get home.
She asks Herb to talk to Russell.
She forces him to pick up a paper route.
8)

What show business job did Mimi try for one night? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

She sang backup for a Rat Pack performance.
She performed on Broadway in To Kill a Mockingbird.
She danced in the chorus at the Gayety Theatre.
She tapped-danced in the subway in New York.
9)

How does Uncle Harold die? (from Chapter 10)

He dies in a car accident.
He dies in the hospital after a series of heart attacks.
He dies in a hunting accident.
He dies in the hospital of lung cancer.
10)

Who, according to legend, willed the family their fortune? (from Chapter 9)

President Lincoln.
A Bishop from London.
Ida Rebecca.
Queen Anne herself.
11)

What is the community's problem with Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion? (from Chapter 14)

He is a black man.
He is a criminal.
He is a cheater.
He is a German.
12)

What color is Russell's new suit? (from Chapter 11)

It is gray with white stripes.
It is red with purple buttons.
It is black with black buttons.
It is green with gray stripes.
13)

What is the only area of education that Lucy Elizabeth does not teach Russell? (from Chapter 9)

Reading.
Mathematics.
History.
Sex education.
14)

When the war is over, how does Russell secretly feel? (from Chapter 15)

He feels angry.
He feels excited.
He feels disappointed.
He feels relieved.
15)

Which long-lost uncle begins to send Lucy Elizabeth support money? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Uncle Willie in San Francisco.
Uncle Sam in Washington.
Uncle Edgar in Indianapolis.
Uncle Bob in Freeport.
16)

Into what college is Russell accepted? (from Chapter 13)

Johns Hopkins.
Sarah Lawrence.
Yale.
Harvard.
17)

What is strange about Russell and Lucy's letters to one another? (from Chapter 15)

They are in Latin.
They are written with ink instead of pencil.
They contain no hints of the turbulent time period.
They make no mention of schooling.
18)

What is Herb's only vice? (from Chapter 12)

Betting on horses.
Drinking alcohol.
Smoking cigarettes.
Going to nightclubs.
19)

What famous text do Russell and George use as a guide for their dealings with Mimi? (from Chapter 16)

Dante's Inferno.
Oedipus Rex.
Pygmalion.
Romeo and Juliet.
20)

What is Russell's beginning salary at the newspaper? (from Chapters 17 and 18)

Eighty dollars a week.
Ten dollars a week.
Thirty dollars a week.
Fifty dollars a week.
21)

What does Uncle Harold purchase for Doris after the meeting? (from Chapter 10)

He buys her a dress.
He buys her some shoes.
He buys her a robe.
He buys her a candy.
22)

After talking about the expense of college, what does Herb offer to do for Russell? (from Chapter 13)

He offers to get him a job in another grocery.
He offers to pay half the college tuition.
He offers to pay his way through college.
He offers to get him a job at the railroad.
23)

How does the family hide their shame from the neighborhood? (from Chapter 11)

Russell and Lucy place their coats over the food.
They take a car ride home instead of walking.
They collect the food in the dead of night.
Russell and Lucy send Doris ahead as a distraction.
24)

What does Lucy say upon Russell's acceptance to college? (from Chapter 13)

She wants him to work for the railroad.
She wants him to make something of himself.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!
She always knew he could do it.
25)

Who doesn't Uncle Hal get along with in the house? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Aunt Pat.
Uncle Charlie.
Lucy Elizabeth.
Doris.
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