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

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

3. Who was the person with whom Lucy Elizabeth corresponded in Newark?
(a) Aunt Goldie.
(b) Uncle Tom.
(c) Oluf.
(d) Ida Rebecca.

4. Where did Russell and his family live in 1932?
(a) New York City, New York.
(b) Belleville, New Jersey.
(c) Baltimore, Maryland.
(d) Morrisonville, New Jersey.

5. Where does Lucy Elizabeth finally find work?
(a) At a government run soup kitchen.
(b) At a factory.
(c) At a laundry for the A&P.
(d) At a schoolhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which long-lost uncle begins to send Lucy Elizabeth support money?

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

3. During her tenure at Arlington School in Loundoun County, what illegal operation is nearby?

4. Why do Oluf and Lucy Elizabeth stop their correspondence?

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

(see the answer key)

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