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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In seventh grade, what farm produce does Russell write about?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Soybeans.

4. What picture has the landlady hung on her door?
(a) A picture of Herbert Hoover.
(b) A picture of Cary Grant.
(c) A picture of Queen Victoria.
(d) A picture of Franklin Roosevelt.

5. What does Russell learn to love about Uncle Harold?
(a) Russell loves his gun collections.
(b) Russell loves his romanticism and storytelling.
(c) Russell loves his horse farm.
(d) Russell loves his practicality and good sense.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Uncle Hal's nickname?

3. Why doesn't Uncle Charlie leave the house?

4. What does Russell plan to do when he sees the present on Christmas?

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

(see the answer key)

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