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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medicine does Aunt Pat insist on giving to Russell and Doris?
(a) Essence of basil.
(b) Cod liver oil.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Calcium carbonate.

2. What, according to the author, was the great Depression pastime?
(a) Talking.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Reading.
(d) Shopping.

3. Who was the person with whom Lucy Elizabeth corresponded in Newark?
(a) Oluf.
(b) Aunt Goldie.
(c) Ida Rebecca.
(d) Uncle Tom.

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

5. Who is Lucy's model of male excellence?
(a) Papa, her father.
(b) Benjamin, her husband.
(c) Russell, her son.
(d) Allen, her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Lucy and Benjamin in a hurry to get married?

2. What tipped Lucy Elizabeth's decision to leave Audrey?

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

4. What skill does Russell envy in Frankie?

5. Where does Benjamin have to go, interrupting the family's trip?

(see the answer key)

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