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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?
(a) The Curtis Publishing Company.
(b) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(c) The Neiman Marcus Group.
(d) The Billings Paper Company.

2. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?
(a) Sisters and brothers.
(b) Cousins and second cousins.
(c) First wives and second wives.
(d) Parents and children.

3. To what ailment does Russell's mother succumb?
(a) Amnesia.
(b) Cancer of the lungs and blood.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Hopeless senility, or hardening of the arteries.

4. The streetwise girl lured Russell into her basement with promises of what?
(a) Comic Books.
(b) Soda.
(c) Cake.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What medicine does Aunt Pat insist on giving to Russell and Doris?

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

3. When Russell was a young boy, what famous President's time could many of the old men remember (from first-hand accounts)?

4. According to Uncle Irvey, "A man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is ____?" (p. 55)

5. Who offers Lucy Elizabeth a home until she can get back on her feet?

(see the answer key)

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