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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. How long does Florence think it will take her to swim the English channel?
(a) 11 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) A little over 14 hours.
(d) Under 12 hours.

2. How many residents did Alliance have when the synagogue was built?
(a) 575.
(b) 200.
(c) No more than 400 hundred.
(d) About 350.

3. When did Isaac's parents move to Alliance?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1890.

4. How much money does Isaac's father give him to buy land in Florida?
(a) $200.
(b) $350.
(c) $250.
(d) $300.

5. When did Coach Jabez Wolffe pull Trudy Ederle out of a swim across the English Channel too soon?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isaac go when he left home?

2. Where did Isaac grow up?

3. In "Gussie," what color is the bathing cap that Florence has?

4. What month did Anna come to Atlantic City?

5. What is the number of the beach chair that Joseph rents for a week?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Stuart suggest that Florence spend the summer of 1933?

2. What was Joseph's relationship with Anna's mother?

3. What does Gusslie like and not like about being in the shadow of Atlantic City's Steel Pier?

4. Why is Stuart frustrated that his father pulled him from the States Avenue lifeguard stand?

5. Why does Joseph rent a beach chair for a week in "Joseph"?

6. Why does Isaac feel guilty about Hyram's early birth and death?

7. What do Anna and Stuart do to get Gussie not to tell anyone about Florence's death?

8. When does Isaac think that Joseph tells Mrs. Simons about Florence's death, and what makes him draw the conclusion that Joseph's secretary has been told about Florence's passing?

9. What do Fannie and Esther have to say about Fannie's new room at the hospital?

10. Who is Stuart?

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