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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 ancient medicine did the people of Morristown believe in?
(a) Broths made from bark.
(b) Blood letting.
(c) The sweat.
(d) Powwowing.

3. During a high school debate in 1913, what does Lucy argue in favor of?
(a) Hoovervilles.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Women's suffrage.
(d) Socialism.

4. How longs does Lucy Elizabeth intend to live with Uncle Allen?
(a) A few months.
(b) Indefinitely.
(c) A few years.
(d) A few weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?

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

3. Where does Uncle Allen get his $30-a-week job?

4. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?

5. What was Benjamin's major flaw, according to Lucy?

(see the answer key)

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