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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom has Doris sometimes stayed during the summers?
(a) WIth Ida Rebecca.
(b) With Aunt Goldie and Uncle Tom.
(c) With Aunt Sister and Uncle Harold.
(d) With Uncle Miller and Aunt Edmonia.

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

3. How does the family hide their shame from the neighborhood?
(a) They take a car ride home instead of walking.
(b) They collect the food in the dead of night.
(c) Russell and Lucy send Doris ahead as a distraction.
(d) Russell and Lucy place their coats over the food.

4. How long has the family been in Baltimore when Lucy takes Russell and Doris with her to get food?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two years.

5. What is Herb's only vice?
(a) Betting on horses.
(b) Going to nightclubs.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Russell as he nears high school graduation?

2. What happens to Russell's mother at the age of eighty?

3. How does Russell treat Lucy when he begins to surpass her education?

4. How many months does Russell spend in training?

5. To what activity does everyone compare piloting a plane?

(see the answer key)

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