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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?
(a) A paperboy, keeping himself busy.
(b) A zealot, pouring himself into religion as a retreat.
(c) A skeptic, never fully trusting God again.
(d) A trouble maker, breaking windows and stealing.

2. What Christmas present does Russell accidentally discover?
(a) He discovers a puppy.
(b) He discovers a new bike.
(c) He discovers a doll for Doris.
(d) He discovers a tin train.

3. Who allays Russell's fear of the talk about birds and bees?
(a) Uncle Jack.
(b) Aunt Pat.
(c) Uncle Hal.
(d) Uncle Jesse.

4. Why do Oluf and Lucy Elizabeth stop their correspondence?
(a) Lucy Elizabeth does not love him anymore.
(b) Oluf has no more money for stamps.
(c) Lucy Elizabeth finds someone else to court in Newark.
(d) Oluf is in despair and cannot support himself or her family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only area of education that Lucy Elizabeth does not teach Russell?

2. As part of Morrisonville's ritual for death, what do the women do at Russell's house?

3. Despite the medicine, what ailment do Russell and Doris contract?

4. What specter does Ida Rebecca see in her doorway one night?

5. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?

(see the answer key)

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