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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Russell's job with this company?
(a) He is a correspondent.
(b) He is a spy.
(c) He is a paperboy.
(d) He is an office assistant.

2. According to Uncle Irvey, "A man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is ____?" (p. 55)
(a) Always fun.
(b) Never done.
(c) A ton.
(d) Hard to run.

3. Who was buried in the expensive glass coffin?
(a) Lucy Elizabeth.
(b) Uncle Irvey.
(c) Sam Reever.
(d) Ida Rebecca.

4. What does Russell's mother think is a major character flaw of his?
(a) He has too much curiosity.
(b) He has no gumption.
(c) He cannot read or write.
(d) He does not easily make friends.

5. What is Russell's mother's nickname for him?
(a) Russ.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Brother.
(d) Buddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy do with the present?

2. How and when did Papa die?

3. When does Russell's mother decide he should be a writer?

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

5. What is Russell's earliest memory?

(see the answer key)

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