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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tipped Lucy Elizabeth's decision to leave Audrey?
(a) Uncle Tom pleads with her for hours.
(b) Goldie says Benjamin wanted them to take care of Audrey.
(c) Ida Rebecca threatens her with legal action.
(d) Goldie gives her twenty dollars.

2. What color is Russell's new suit?
(a) It is red with purple buttons.
(b) It is gray with white stripes.
(c) It is black with black buttons.
(d) It is green with gray stripes.

3. What A+ essay has Russell written?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) The Art of Eating Spaghetti.
(c) The Way to Tie a Shoe.
(d) The History of Baltimore Abridged.

4. Why was Russell enrolled in a gymnastics program?
(a) It was an attempt to correct his posture.
(b) He was not nearly flexible enough for his age.
(c) It was thought it would help his circulation.
(d) He had dreams of being in the Olympics.

5. How and when did Papa die?
(a) He died in 1917 of a heart attack at the age of 53.
(b) He died in 1929 after the stock market crash at the age of 65.
(c) He died in 1910 in a carriage accident at the age of 47.
(d) He died in 1918 of the flu at the age of 54.

Short Answer Questions

1. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?

2. How much younger than Russell is Doris?

3. During a high school debate in 1913, what does Lucy argue in favor of?

4. What vices does Aunt Sister have?

5. What worries Russell about working in the grocery or on the railroad?

(see the answer key)

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