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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What new-fangeled luxury item did Uncle Tom have in his house?
(a) An indoor bathroom.
(b) A television.
(c) Central heat and air.
(d) A wood-burning stove.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What superstitions does Ida Rebecca believe, but Lucy Elizabeth does not?

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

3. The streetwise girl lured Russell into her basement with promises of what?

4. What is Russell's mother's nickname for him?

5. Who is Lucy's model of male excellence?

(see the answer key)

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