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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Benjamin after he has been drinking?
(a) He always gets lost.
(b) He becomes violently ill.
(c) He sleeps for days.
(d) He loses his short term memory.

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

3. What did Russell's mother insist he would do?
(a) Live in New York City.
(b) Get a job as a salesman.
(c) Marry an heiress.
(d) Make something of himself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy do with the present?

2. What does Lucy do after the death of Papa to make ends meet?

3. What is Russell's first Christmas gift?

4. How does Lucy meet Benjamin, Russell's father?

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

(see the answer key)

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