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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Russell's Irish bully?
(a) Walter.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Mickey.
(d) Mark.

2. Where are Russell and his family going for their first family trip?
(a) Taylorstown, to visit Uncle Miller.
(b) Morrisonville, to visit Ida Rebecca.
(c) Hoboken, to visit Aunt Sally.
(d) Newark, to visit Uncle Etch.

3. While his bully was Irish, Russell's friends were ______.
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Argentinian.
(c) Italian.
(d) Finnish.

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

5. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?
(a) The Order of Red Men.
(b) The Society of Blue Men.
(c) The Brotherhood of the Sparrow.
(d) The Freemasons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What, according to the author, was the great Depression pastime?

3. What did Cousin Edwin do for a living?

4. Why did Lucy Elizabeth feel jealous of Aunt Goldie?

5. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?

(see the answer key)

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