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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Oluf left Newark?
(a) He enjoys traveling.
(b) He is trying to find a job.
(c) He is searching for a lost sibling.
(d) He is on the run from the law.

2. In his first job, for what company does Russell work?
(a) The Neiman Marcus Group.
(b) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(c) The Curtis Publishing Company.
(d) The Billings Paper Company.

3. How and when did Papa die?
(a) He died in 1918 of the flu at the age of 54.
(b) He died in 1910 in a carriage accident at the age of 47.
(c) He died in 1929 after the stock market crash at the age of 65.
(d) He died in 1917 of a heart attack at the age of 53.

4. What skill does Lucy Elizabeth surprise Russell with just before leaving for Baltimore?
(a) The ability to do a cartwheel.
(b) The ability to play piano.
(c) The ability to throw a baseball.
(d) The ability to dance ballet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in Baltimore that Lucy Elizabeth is excited to be near?

2. In seventh grade, what farm produce does Russell write about?

3. Who was the person with whom Lucy Elizabeth corresponded in Newark?

4. In the shock following his father's death, what does Russell confess he became?

5. What new-fangeled luxury item did Uncle Tom have in his house?

(see the answer key)

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