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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what brotherhood did Grandfather George belong?
(a) The Order of Red Men.
(b) The Freemasons.
(c) The Society of Blue Men.
(d) The Brotherhood of the Sparrow.

2. What two types of people does Russell feel are forever disconnected?
(a) First wives and second wives.
(b) Sisters and brothers.
(c) Cousins and second cousins.
(d) Parents and children.

3. What is Russell's first Christmas gift?
(a) A warm knitted scarf.
(b) A stuffed dog.
(c) A toy steam shovel.
(d) A piece of candy.

4. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?
(a) She believes in throwing salt over one shoulder.
(b) She believes in vampires and garlic.
(c) She believes in ghosts and omens.
(d) She believes in fairies and magic.

5. How many children did Ida Rebecca have?
(a) Five, three girls and two boys.
(b) Ten, five boys and five girls.
(c) Fifteen, ten boys and five girls.
(d) Thirteen, twelve boys and one girl.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What killed Benjamin at the young age of thirty-three?

4. What specter does Ida Rebecca see in her doorway one night?

5. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?

(see the answer key)

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