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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Russell's mother at the age of eighty?
(a) She has her last bad fall.
(b) She gets her thirtieth grandchild.
(c) She moves from New Jersey to California.
(d) She becomes a millionaire.

2. One morning during his paper route, what terrifying story does Russell read?
(a) He reads about the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(b) He reads about a house fire that has burned all night.
(c) He reads about a dismembered body found in the sewer.
(d) He reads that the price of milk is going up.

3. Who takes Russell to see Benjamin when his body is brought home?
(a) Uncle Irvey.
(b) Lucy Elizabeth.
(c) Ida Rebecca.
(d) Annie Grigsby.

4. What specter does Ida Rebecca see in her doorway one night?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Irvey.
(c) Miller.
(d) Etch.

5. What is strange about Russell and Lucy's letters to one another?
(a) They contain no hints of the turbulent time period.
(b) They make no mention of schooling.
(c) They are written with ink instead of pencil.
(d) They are in Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Russell angry with Herb?

2. What does Russell list as his ambition in his high school yearbook?

3. For what endeavor does Hal attempt to get financial support from Lucy Elizabeth?

4. Where did Russell and his family live in 1932?

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

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