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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Russell was a young boy, what famous President's time could many of the old men remember (from first-hand accounts)?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) John Quincy Adams.

2. What business did Uncle Etch run?
(a) He ran a funeral parlor.
(b) He ran an ice cream shop.
(c) He ran a convenience store.
(d) He ran a bootleg operation.

3. When does Russell's mother decide he should be a writer?
(a) Shortly after his birth.
(b) When he was sixteen and writing for a paper.
(c) After an A paper he wrote in the seventh grade.
(d) When he was five years old and loved to read.

4. What was Benjamin's major flaw, according to Lucy?
(a) He would not give up whiskey.
(b) He had horrible table manners.
(c) He was a terrible driver.
(d) He was a spendthrift.

5. Where does Uncle Allen get his $30-a-week job?
(a) The B&O Railroad.
(b) The schoolhouse.
(c) The Kruger Beverage Company.
(d) The Rockefeller Group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major travel institution was located in Brunswick?

2. What does Russell's mother think is a major character flaw of his?

3. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?

4. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?

5. To what ailment does Russell's mother succumb?

(see the answer key)

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