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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What major travel institution was located in Brunswick?
(a) The American Airlines hub.
(b) The Stagecoach Station.
(c) The Ocean Liner travel agency.
(d) The B&O Railroad Line.

3. What does Russell's mother think is a major character flaw of his?
(a) He has no gumption.
(b) He cannot read or write.
(c) He does not easily make friends.
(d) He has too much curiosity.

4. Why doesn't Uncle Charlie leave the house?
(a) He loves his family too much.
(b) He looks like Moe Simon.
(c) He has a bet with a neighbor.
(d) He has too much work to do.

5. Despite the medicine, what ailment do Russell and Doris contract?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Herb's only vice?

2. How does Doris feel after meeting her sister?

3. How much younger than Russell is Doris?

4. What does Russell actually do when he receives his present on Christmas?

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

(see the answer key)

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